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Drywall Installer And Finisher
Posted on September 17, 2024
by Cone Contracting Ltd
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Job Sector:
Construction & Renovation
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 222
Duration: 19 calendar days (14 business days)
Last Updated: 3 weeks ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/alberta/calgary/797469558/drywall-installer-and-finisher/
Job Description
Tasks
- Supervise other workers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Estimate costs and materials
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player