Drywall Installer

Employer: Fh Development Group

Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

Salary: $28.00 hourly

Languages: English Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years Work site environment: At heights. Dusty. Hot. Noisy Work setting: Commercial. Residential. Various locations Tasks: Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints. Clean and prepare 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. 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. Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound. Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets. Inst