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Drywall Taper

4 months ago

Ajax, Ontario, Canada 12 Star Renovation Incorporate Full time

Work Term:
Permanent

  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment:

  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Outdoors

Work setting:

  • Commercial
  • Residential

Tasks:

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
  • 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 vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
  • Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
  • Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
  • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Transportation/travel information:

  • Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Handeye coordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Manual dexterity
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sound discrimination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Tight deadlines
  • Walking
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling:

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment:

  • Hard hat
  • Mask
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Steeltoed safety boots

Personal suitability:

  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions:

  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?