Drywall Finisher

Employer: Asr Drywall

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Salary: $31.96 hourly

Languages: English Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years Work site environment: Dusty. Noisy. Outdoors Work setting: Construction 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. Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets. 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 Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling. Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding. Walking Weight handl