installer and finisher, drywall

Job requirements

Languages

English

On the road job

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

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work Setting

Various locations

Personal Suitability

Flexibility, Reliability, Team player

Tasks

Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints, 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, Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound

Supervision

3-4 people

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Bending, crouching, kneeling, Handling heavy loads, Overtime required, Physically demanding, Repetitive tasks, Walking, Work under pressure