- Commercial
- Residential
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- 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
- 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
- Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
- 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
- Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Transportation/travel information
- Driver's abstract
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Standing for extended periods
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
Workplace information
- On the road job
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- In office housing options
- Transportation provided by employer