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drywall installer and finisher
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Overview
Languages
English
Education
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Security and safety
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Various locations
Tasks
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- Clean and prepare 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
- 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
- Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- 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
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Walking
- Work under pressure
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
More about this job
Responsibilities
Install and finish drywall sheets, including framing with metal studs and installing suspended ceilings. Responsibilities include taping, sanding, applying joint compounds, and installing insulation and vapour barriers.
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 2 to 3 years of experience. Candidates must be physically capable of handling heavy loads up to 23 kg and working at heights.
Skills
- Drywall Installation
- Drywall Finishing
- Taping
- Sanding
- Metal Stud Framing
- Suspended Ceiling Installation
- Vapour Barrier Installation
- Insulation Installation
- Scaffolding
- Laser Alignment
- Blueprint Layout
- Power Tool Operation
- Joint Compounding
- Corner Bead Installation
- Acoustic Tile Installation
- Texture Spraying
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Categories
- Construction
- Trades
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Drywall
- Construction
- Metal Studs
- Joint Compound
- Taping Machine
- Acoustical Ceilings
- Vapour Barriers
- Thermal Insulation
- Sound Insulation
- Scaffolding
- Laser Alignment
- Corner Beads
- Gypsum Lath
- Steel Studs
- Commercial Construction
- Industrial Construction
- Residential Construction
- Hard Hat
- Steel-toed Boots
- Physical Labour