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Drywall Finisher
Employer
Project X Construction Ltd.Date Posted
May 05, 2025Languages
English-
Location Sherwood Park, AB
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Earnings $25.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 4  Vacancies
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Closing Date May 19, 2025
Employer
Project X Construction Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
- At heights
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Noisy
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
- Drywall Finisher Trade Certification
- First Aid Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Security and safety
Bondable
Transportation/travel information
Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Manual dexterity
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Tools
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits
Free parking available
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to attach metal and gypsum lath to studs and furring using nails, screws, clips and wire ties
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets; may install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboards and laths
- innovative
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Interest in installing corner beads and wire mesh around beams for plastering
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
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