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Drywall Installer
Employer
Pro 16-3 Cleaning ServicesDate Posted
November 20, 2024Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $35.40 hourly
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Work Hours 35 to 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Dec 20, 2024
Employer
Pro 16-3 Cleaning Services
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Noisy
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
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
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
- 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
- Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
- Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
- Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
- Install exterior and interior steel studs
- Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sound discrimination
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Health benefits
Dental plan
Financial benefits
Group insurance benefits
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for Indigenous people
Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
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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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A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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