- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
Work setting
CommercialIndustrialResidentialVarious locations
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Instruct apprenticesApply successive coats of compound and sand seams and jointsCut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior cornersFabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilingsFill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knifeMeasure, cut, fit and install drywall sheetsPosition and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joistsSmooth out excess compound and allow coat to dryTape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compoundAttach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furringInstall acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lathInstall exterior and interior steel studsInstall vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulationEstimate costs and materialsWork at heights, on scaffolding or swing stagesRead and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Supervision
3-4 people
Transportation/travel information
Own vehicleWilling to travel for extended periods
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Bending, crouching, kneelingHand-eye co-ordinationHandling heavy loadsLarge workloadPhysically demandingStanding for extended periodsTight deadlinesWork under pressure
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety bootsTools
Personal suitability
DependabilityFlexibilityJudgementReliabilityTeam player
Screening questions
Are you authorized to work in Canada?Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?Do you have experience working in this field?Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
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