lather-mechanic, interior systems
- Victoria, 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
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Personal suitability
Health benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Outdoors
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
- 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
- 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 exterior and interior steel studs
- Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
- Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- 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 surfaces, and install drywall, metal framing, lath, plaster, and acoustic or suspended ceiling systems. Finish joints and openings, and prepare wall and ceiling layouts using hand and power tools.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 3 to less than 5 years of experience. The role is on-site, includes work at heights and outdoors, and calls for dependability, reliability, and teamwork.
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Plastering
- Surface Preparation
- Drywall Installation
- Metal Stud Framing
- Suspended Ceiling Installation
- Acoustic Tile Installation
- Joint Taping and Compound Application
- Metal Lath Installation
- Wall and Ceiling Layout
- Hand and Power Tool Use
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Drywall
- Plaster
- Metal Studs
- Metal Lath
- Suspended Metal Ceiling Grids
- Acoustic Ceilings
- Coffered Ceilings
- Acoustic Tile
- Joint Compound
- Taping Machine
- Blueprints
- Drawings and Specifications
- Wall and Ceiling Layouts
- Hand Tools
- Power Tools
- Construction
- Work at Heights
- Outdoor Work