Drywall Installer

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Residential

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement