Drywall Installer

Job details

• Location: Calgary, ABT2G 1X4

• Work location: On site

• Salary: $28.00 hourly / 32 to 35 hours per week

• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time

• Evening, Flexible hours, Morning, Day, Weekend, Overtime available

• Starts as soon as possible

• Vacancies: 1 vacancy

Overview

Languages: English

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment: At heights, Dusty, Noisy, Outdoors

Work setting: Commercial, Residential, Various locations, Work in employer's/client's home

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

• Cure freshly plastered surfaces

• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners

• 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

• 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 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, Physically demanding, Repetitive tasks, Standing for extended periods, Tight deadlines, Work under pressure

• Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

• Personal suitability: Flexibility, Judgement, Reliability, Team player

How to Apply

By email: [email protected]

By mail: 536 38A Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1X4