Drywall Installer - Ritewall Limited

Date Posted: Sep 04, 2023

Job Detail


Overview

Languages

English

Education

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

Experience

Experience an asset

On the road job

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Dangerous
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Institutional
  • Residential
  • Various locations

Responsibilities

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
  • 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
  • Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
  • Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
  • 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 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
  • Read and interpret blueprints maps drawings and specifications
  • Work at heights on scaffolding or swing stages

Credentials

Certificates licences memberships and courses 

  • Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
  • Drywall Finisher Trade Certification
  • Lather Red Seal Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending crouching kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Manual dexterity
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Tight deadlines
  • Walking
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Hard hat
  • Mask
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Tools

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Mileage paid

Long term benefits

  • Group insurance benefits

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