Stucco Plasterer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
**Work site environment**:

- Dusty
**Work setting**:

- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
**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
- 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
- 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
- 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 metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Walking
- Work under pressure
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
**Long term benefits**:

- Other benefits
- Pension plan