About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation.
- Prepare wall and ceiling layouts.
- Supervision: 1 to 2 people.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Tight deadlines.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.