Drywall installer and finisher - Toronto

Overview

Languages

English

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• 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
• 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
• 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

• Criminal record check

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods

• Reliability
• Team player