drywall installer and finisher
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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
Health benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
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
- Hot
- Outdoors
- Relocation costs covered by employer
Tasks
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- 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 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
- Manual dexterity
- Repetitive tasks
- Tight deadlines
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Vision care benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- 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 by measuring, cutting, and securing them to studs or joists. Apply and sand joint compound and tape seams to create a smooth finish.
Requirements
Requires a high school graduation certificate and between 1 to 2 years of experience. Candidates must be able to handle heavy loads up to 23 kg and work at heights.
Skills
- Drywall Installation
- Drywall Finishing
- Sanding
- Taping
- Scaffolding
- Measuring
- Cutting
- Joint Compound Application
- Manual Dexterity
- Hand-eye Coordination
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Vision care benefits
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Construction
- Trades
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Drywall
- Joint Compound
- Trowel
- Broad Knife
- Taping Machine
- Scaffolding
- Falsework
- Swing Stages
- Construction
- Steel-toed Safety Boots
- Hard Hat