- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
At heightsCold/refrigeratedDangerousDustyNoisyOutdoors
Work setting
CommercialIndustrialInstitutionalResidentialVarious locationsWork in employer's/client's home
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Instruct apprenticesApply, level and smooth coats of plasterClean and prepare surfacesCure freshly plastered surfacesCut 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 knifeFinish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if requiredMeasure, cut, fit and install drywall sheetsMould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trimPosition and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joistsSmooth out excess compound and allow coat to drySpray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilingsTape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compoundCut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outletsInstall corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be appliedInstall exterior and interior steel studsWork at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Bending, crouching, kneelingHand-eye co-ordinationHandling heavy loadsLarge workloadManual dexterityPhysically demandingRepetitive tasksSound discriminationStanding for extended periodsWalkingWork under pressure
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Hard hatSteel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
DependabilityFlexibilityJudgementReliabilityTeam player
Screening questions
Are you authorized to work in Canada?Do you have experience working in this field?
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
