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Drywall Taper

Employer

Wall Expert Drywall Ltd.

Date Posted

November 19, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $29.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 25, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Wall Expert Drywall Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Rural area
  • Urban area
  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
  • Clean and prepare 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
  • Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
  • 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
  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Manual dexterity
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

Experience an asset


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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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