Drywall Installer and Finisher

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- **Work site environment**:

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

- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
- **Tasks**:

- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
- Clean and prepare 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
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
- 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
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- **Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
- First Aid Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Scaffolding Certification
- **Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Walking
- Work under pressure
- **Weight handling**:

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

- Steel-toed safety boots
- **Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- **Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- **Employment terms options**:

- Early morning
- Evening
- **Employment terms options**:

- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
- **Workplace information**:

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

- Bonus
- **Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- **Support for youths**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth