- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Work setting
ResidentialVarious locations
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and jointsCut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior cornersFill 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 dryTape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compoundInstall corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be appliedInstall exterior and interior steel studsInstall metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power toolsEstimate costs and materials
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Hand-eye co-ordinationPhysically demandingRepetitive tasks
Personal suitability
JudgementReliabilityTeam player
Workplace information
On the road job
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 to 35 hours per week
