Job Title : drywall taper
Location : Calgary, AB
Company : Wall Expert Drywall Ltd.
Salary :
Open Date : 2023-04-24
Close Date : 2023-08-24

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset
Work site environment
• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy
Work setting
• Commercial
• Residential
• Rural area
• Urban area
• Various locations
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate
Tasks
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• 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
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
• 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
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Security and safety
• Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Manual dexterity
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure
Weight handling
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week