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Job Details

Drywall Taper

Employer

SP Painting Ltd.

Date Posted

January 30, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $36.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Feb 20, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

SP Painting Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

  • Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
  • Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
  • 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
  • Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
  • Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound

Security and safety

Criminal record check

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
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Day

Financial benefits

Gasoline paid

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Transportation provided by employer

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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

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