Drywall Installer Lead Hand

Employer

Executive Drywall

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Residential
• Rural area
• Urban area
• Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• Clean and prepare 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
• 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
• Install exterior and interior steel studs
• Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Walking
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years