Drywall Installer

Employer

NIT Drywall Ltd

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Remote location
• Residential
• Rural area
• Various locations

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Supervise other workers
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
• Install exterior and interior steel studs
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
• Utilize laser alignment system
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

First Aid Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

Evening

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Supports for visible minorities

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities