Drywall Installer
Posted on Jan 04, 2021 by Galaxy Homes
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Location Leduc, AB
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Earnings $30.00 hourly
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Work Hours 35 to 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2 Vacancies
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Closing Date Feb 03, 2021
Employer
Galaxy Homes
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Additional Skills
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Weight Handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Work Setting
- Residential
- Commercial
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Mask
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty
Transportation/Travel Information
Vehicle supplied by employer
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Tight deadlines
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
- Rural area
- Urban area
- Various locations
Personal Suitability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability
Drywall Installer and Finisher Specific Skills
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- 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
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
- Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
- 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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