About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
- 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.
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
- Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists.
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry.
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
- Estimate costs and materials.
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work under pressure.
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.