Drywall Taper

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 331400972
  • Open Date: May 1, 2024
  • Close Date: July 5, 2024
  • Organization: Halifax Interiors Inc
  • Sector: Construction & Renovation
  • Business Location:Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Job Details

  • Experience: 1 year - 2 years
  • Job Vacancies: 1
  • Compensation: $27.50 per hour / 40 hours per week
  • Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
  • Apply by: email to [email protected]
  • Education: High school graduation certificate

Job Description

Tasks

  • 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
  • Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
  • Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
  • Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
  • 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
  • Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
  • Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
  • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots