Overview

Languages

English

Education

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

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Hybrid

Work must be completed both in person and remotely.

Work setting

- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Rural area
- Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- 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
- Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
- 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
- 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
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

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

Weight handling

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player

📌 drywall installer (Winnipeg)
🏢 SKYSCRAPERS CONSTRUCTION
📍 Winnipeg