drywall installer
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
7 months to less than 1 year
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 newcomers and refugees
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
7 months to less than 1 year
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
- Work in employer's/client's home
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- 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
- Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
- Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
- 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
- Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
- 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
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
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
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
More about this job
Responsibilities
Read plans and specifications, prepare wall and ceiling layouts, and install drywall, metal framing, insulation, and vapour barriers. Apply and finish plaster, joint compound, tape, stucco, and acoustic or textured coatings, including work at heights.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 7 months to less than 1 year of experience. Candidates should be physically capable of demanding, repetitive work, able to handle up to 23 kg, and demonstrate flexibility, judgement, reliability, and teamwork.
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Drywall Installation
- Plastering
- Joint Taping and Finishing
- Surface Preparation
- Metal Stud Framing
- Insulation Installation
- Vapour Barrier Installation
- Measuring and Cutting Materials
- Acoustic and Texture Application
- Stucco Application
- Scaffolding and Swing Stage Work
- Attention to Detail
- Physical Stamina
- Flexibility
- Teamwork
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Construction
- Trades
Keywords
- Drywall
- Plaster
- Joint Compound
- Taping
- Metal Corner Beads
- Metal Stud Framing
- Steel Studs
- Blueprints
- Construction Drawings
- Specifications
- Wall and Ceiling Layouts
- Thermal Insulation
- Sound Insulation
- Vapour Barriers
- Acoustic Materials
- Texture Coatings
- Stucco
- Scaffolding
- Swing Stages
- Trowel
- Broad Knife
- Taping Machine
- Hand Tools
- Power Tools
- Commercial Construction
- Residential Construction