drywall installer

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations
• Work in the employer's/client's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply, level, and smooth coats of plaster
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• 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 a trowel and a broad knife
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in the finish coat, if required
• Measure, cut, fit, and install drywall sheets
• Mix plaster ingredients to the 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 the coat to dry
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• Tape over joints using a taping machine and embed tape in the compound
• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over the exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player