Stucco Plasterer

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Commercial
- Residential
- Rural area
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Work in employer's/client's home
**Tasks**:

- Supervise other workers
- 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
- 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
- Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
- 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 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
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

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

- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options