Drywall Installer Lmia Requested

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work setting:
Commercial. Residential. Various locations.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Supervision: 1 to 2 people.

Personal suitability:
Dependability. Flexibility. Judgement. Reliability. Team player.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Bending, crouching, kneeling. Hand-eye co‑ordination. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Standing for extended periods. Tight deadlines. Weight handling:
Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).

Responsibilities:

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
• Clean and prepare surfaces.
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
• 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.
• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces.
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets.
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied.
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools.
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.