Drywall Finisher and Plasterer

Employer: Jc Enterprises

Location: Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador

Salary: $33.60 hourly

Languages: English Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years Work site environment: Dusty Work setting: Residential Tasks: Instruct apprentices. 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