Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
- At heights
- Dusty
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
- 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
- Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
- Install exterior and interior steel studs
- 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
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety vest
Personal suitability
- Reliability
- Team player
