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drywall installer lead hand

$32.25 per hour
Full-time

Alpha Dream Homes Limited

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Various locations
  • Work in employer's/client's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Supervise other workers
  • 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
  • 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
  • Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
  • 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
  • Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Supervision

  • 3-4 people

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits
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