drywall finisher
- Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Work conditions and physical capabilities
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
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
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Walking
- Work under pressure
- Steel-toed safety boots
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Install drywall sheets on metal or wooden studs and joists, and fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and panels. Apply and smooth joint compound, tape and sand seams, and install metal corner beads.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 1 to less than 2 years of experience. The role involves physically demanding work at heights in dusty, noisy, and outdoor environments, and requires steel-toed safety boots.
Skills
- Drywall Installation
- Drywall Finishing
- Joint Compound Application
- Seam Sanding
- Metal Corner Bead Installation
- Suspended Metal Ceiling Installation
- Acoustical Ceiling Installation
- Measuring and Cutting Drywall
- Taping Joints
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Manual Dexterity
- Handling Heavy Loads
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
Keywords
- Drywall
- Drywall Finishing
- Joint Compound
- Seam Sanding
- Metal Corner Beads
- Suspended Metal Ceiling Grids
- Acoustical Ceilings
- Coffered Ceilings
- Drywall Sheets
- Metal Studs
- Wooden Studs
- Taping Machine
- Trowel
- Broad Knife
- Commercial Construction
- Residential Construction
- Steel-Toed Safety Boots
- Work at Heights