Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
------------------------- At heights
Dusty
Work setting
---------------- Commercial
Various locations
Tasks
--------- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
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
Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms