Drywall Installer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
**Work setting**:

- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Rural area
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
**Tasks**:

- Instruct apprentices
- 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 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
- Utilize laser alignment system
- 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
**Supervision**:

- 3-4 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- Lather Trade Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- 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**:

- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Hard hat
- Mask
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Tools
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player