Drywall Taper

  • York
  • Highline Renovations Inc.

Work Term: Permanent

  • Work Language: English

  • Hours: 35 to 44 hours per week

  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

  • or equivalent experience Work site environment :

  • Dusty

  • Noisy Work setting :

  • Commercial

  • Industrial

  • Residential

  • Various locations Tasks :

  • 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

  • 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

  • Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets

  • 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

  • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

  • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

  • Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications Work conditions and physical capabilities :

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

  • Handling heavy loads

  • Manual dexterity

  • Physically demanding

  • Standing for extended periods

  • Tight deadlines

  • Walking

  • Work under pressure