drywall installer and finisher
- Calgary, AB, 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
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
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Instruct apprentices
- 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
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
- 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
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
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 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
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- 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
The role involves measuring, cutting, and installing drywall sheets and applying plaster or joint compound to finish surfaces. Responsibilities also include reading blueprints and erecting scaffolding for work at heights.
Requirements
Candidates must have a high school graduation certificate and between one to two years of experience. The role requires the ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting up to 23 kg.
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Drywall Installation
- Plastering
- Sanding
- Taping
- Scaffolding
- Joint Compounding
- Measuring and Cutting
- Surface Preparation
- Metal Corner Bead Installation
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Construction
- Trades
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Drywall
- Plaster
- Blueprints
- Scaffolding
- Joint Compound
- Taping Machine
- Commercial Construction
- Residential Construction
- Metal Studs
- Wooden Studs
- Corner Beads
- Finishing