Job requirements
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
- Other Languages
- Arabic
- Additional Skills
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages; Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications; Estimate costs and materials; Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
- Weight Handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Work Setting
- Residential; Commercial
- Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools; Steel-toed safety boots; Hard hat; Safety glasses/goggles; Mask
- Work Site Environment
- Dangerous; Outdoors; At heights; Noisy; Dusty; Hot; Cold/refrigerated
- Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity; Hand-eye co-ordination; Sound discrimination; Standing for extended periods; Walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Tight deadlines; Overtime required
- Ability to Supervise
- 1 to 2 people
- Work Location Information
- Rural area; Urban area; Remote location; Various locations; Willing to relocate
- Personal Suitability
- Flexibility; Dependability; Reliability
- Plasterer Specific Skills
- Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings; Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency; Clean and prepare surfaces; Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster; Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces; Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required; Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim; Cure freshly plastered surfaces
- Drywall Installer and Finisher Specific Skills
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets; 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; Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound; Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings; Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry; Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints; Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
- Lather Specific Skills
- Utilize laser alignment system; Install exterior and interior steel studs; Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation; Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring; Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools; Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets; Prepare wall and ceiling layouts; Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied; Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
Employment groups
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This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Apprentices, Indigenous people, Persons with disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, Students, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth
Advertised until
2021-02-10
Intended job posting audience
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.