Job Description

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

At heights Cold/refrigerated Dangerous Hot Noisy Outdoors

Work setting

Commercial Industrial Residential Various locations

Tasks

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 Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied Install exterior and interior steel studs Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Bending, crouching, kneeling Hand-eye co-ordination Handling heavy loads Physically demanding Sound discrimination Standing for extended periods Tight deadlines Walking Work under pressure

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Hard hat Mask Safety glasses/goggles Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

Team player