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Drywall Installer And Finisher
Posted on November 13, 2024
by EDJ Real Estate Investment Inc
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Job Sector:
Construction & Renovation
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 212
Duration: 10 calendar days (8 business days)
Last Updated: 1 week ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/ontario/timmins/874189634/drywall-installer-and-finisher/
Job Description
Tasks
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- Clean and prepare surfaces
- Cure freshly plastered 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
- 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
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- 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 vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
- Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available