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Drywall Installer And Finisher
Employer
AV PROJECTS LIMITED.Date Posted
November 17, 2024Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $27.00 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 5  Vacancies
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Closing Date Dec 28, 2024
Employer
AV PROJECTS LIMITED.
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
Dusty
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
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
- 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
- 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
- Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
- 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
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
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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
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It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
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