Drywall finisher

Overview

Languages:

English

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years

Location:

On site. Work must be completed at the physical location. No remote option.

Work site environment:
At heights, dusty, noisy, outdoors

Work setting:
Commercial, residential, various locations

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• 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
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• 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

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand‑eye coordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Walking
• Work under pressure

• Steel‑toed safety boots

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self‑identifying as a member of the following groups:

• Persons with disabilities – Provides awareness training to create a welcoming work environment
• Indigenous people – Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to create a welcoming work environment
• Mature workers – Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment
• Visible minorities – Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment

Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Construction