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Drywall Taper

Employer

Alpha Taping & Drywall Ltd

Date Posted

November 13, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $30.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 16  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 13, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Alpha Taping & Drywall Ltd

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

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
  • Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
  • Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
  • Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
  • Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
  • Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied

Surface preparation experience

Drywall taping/patching

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Manual dexterity

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Drywall Taper is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Lathers
METHODICAL

Interest in copying information to attach metal and gypsum lath to studs and furring using nails, screws, clips and wire ties

OBJECTIVE

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

Interest in installing corner beads and wire mesh around beams for plastering

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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