- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- Drywall installation/drywaller
Work site environment
At heightsDangerousDusty
Work setting
CommercialResidentialVarious locations
Tasks
Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and jointsApply, level and smooth coats of plasterClean and prepare 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 sheetsPosition 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 compoundInstall exterior and interior steel studsInstall vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Bending, crouching, kneelingHand-eye co-ordinationHandling heavy loadsManual dexterityPhysically demandingRepetitive tasks
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Hard hatSafety glasses/gogglesSteel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
Client focusDependabilityJudgementReliabilityTeam player
Employment terms options
Evening
Employment terms options
MorningOn callDayWeekendOvertime available
