Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience

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 site setting

- At heights
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Outdoors

Work setting
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- 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
- 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 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

Security and safety

- Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- 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
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player

📌 drywall installer and finisher (Vancouver)
🏢 AVOS CONSTRUCTION
📍 Vancouver