drywall installer Verified

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Supervise other workers
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• 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
• Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
• 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
• Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
• Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
• Estimate costs and materials
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• 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
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Walking

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Team player