Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
------------------------- Dusty
Work setting
---------------- Commercial
Residential
Various locations
Tasks
--------- Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
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
Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
Utilize laser alignment system
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
---------------------------------------------------- Not required
Transportation/travel information
------------------------------------- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
--------------------------------------------- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Hand-eye co-ordination
Handling heavy loads
Manual dexterity
Physically demanding
Standing for extended periods