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drywall installer

Posted on December 06, 2024 by Employer details Hukkam Construction Ltd.

Job details

  • LocationSurrey, BC
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary36.00 hourly / 32 to 44 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Evening, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3173374

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Various locations

Responsibilities

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
  • Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
  • 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
  • Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
  • Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
  • Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
  • 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
  • Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
  • Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
  • Utilize laser alignment system
  • Estimate costs and materials
  • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-01-05

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drywall installer NOC 73102 Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Median wage Help -
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