About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment: At heights. Cold/refrigerated. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Outdoors. Work setting: Various locations.
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements . Prepare tenders and quotations.
- Instruct apprentices.
- Supervise other workers.
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster.
- Clean and prepare surfaces.
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
- Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings.
- Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife.
- Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required.
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency.
- Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim.
- Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists.
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry.
- Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings.
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
- Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces.
- Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring.
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets.
- Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath.
- Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied.
- Install exterior and interior steel studs.
- Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools.
- Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation.
- Prepare wall and ceiling layouts.
- Utilize laser alignment system.
- Estimate costs and materials.
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Manual dexterity.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sound discrimination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Tight deadlines.
- Walking.
- Work under pressure.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Hard hat.
- Mask.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Tools.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Health care plan.