Drywall Helper

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Noisy
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Hot
**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Willing to relocate
- High-rise building construction sites
- Rural area
- Construction site
**Tasks**:

- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Pave and rake asphalt
- Assist in demolishing buildings
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Bobcats
- Concrete vibrators
- Power-driven floats
- Bushing guns
- Circular saws
- Concrete saws
- Grinding machine
- Grouting machine
- Chippers
- Jackhammers
- Air compressors
- Air guns
- Nail guns
- Drills
- Trampers (Jumping Jack)
- Forklift
- Sandblasters
- Sledgehammer
- Hand tools
**Construction specialization**:

- Driveways
- Hydroelectric dams
- Industrial, commercial and institutional
- Pipelines
- Residential
- Roads and bridges
- Sidewalks and curbs
- Underground and tunnel work
- Water mains
- Poured concrete
- Irrigation and drainage
- Roofing
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Public transportation is available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Manual dexterity
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Uniform
- Cellular phone
- Ear plugs
- Safety vest
- Rain gear
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
**Health benefits**:

- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- Gasoline paid
**Long term benefits**:

- Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Parking available
**Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
**Support for youths**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- 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
**Support for Indigenous people**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
**Supports for visible minorities**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities