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Brampton, ON
L6T 5G7
Work location: On site
Salary: $38.00 hourly / 38 to 40 hours per week
Terms of employment: Permanent employment. Full time. Early morning, Morning, Day.
Starts as soon as possible
2 vacancies
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Overview
Languages: English
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting: Commercial; Residential; Rural area.
Responsibilities
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements;
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints;
- 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 exterior and interior steel studs;
- 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;
- Utilize laser alignment system;
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages;
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling. Hand-eye co-ordination. Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload. Manual dexterity. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Sound discrimination. Standing for extended periods. Tight deadlines. Walking. Work under pressure.
Personal suitability
- Client focus. Dependability. Excellent oral communication. Excellent written communication
- Flexibility. Judgement. Reliability. Team player.
Who can apply for this job?
- A Canadian citizen
- A permanent resident of Canada
- A temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.
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