Job Description

Halifax, NS
B3M 2V2
Salary
25.25 hourly / 35 hours per Week
Terms of employment
Permanent employment
Full time
Day, Evening, Morning, Overtime, Shift, Weekend
Start dateStarts as soon as possible
vacancies2 vacancies
Verified
SourceJob Bank #2583782
Overview
Languages
English

Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Experience
1 to less than 7 months

Responsibilities
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
Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
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
Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
Install exterior and interior steel studs
Estimate costs and materials
Operate CADD and other computer software systems
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Required languages: English

Education level: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Required skills: English Communication and hardworking

Closest intersection: B3M 2V2