Trades
Drywall finisher
$38.40 hourly · 2 openings
Pay is above the local median for this work ($28.07 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- 1 to 2 years' experience
- High school
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 30 to 40 hours a week
- Shifts: early mornings, mornings, days, shifts
- Full time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program in plastering, drywalling or lathing ora combination of over three years of work experience and some high school, college or industry courses in plastering, drywalling or lathing is usually required.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Drywall installers and finishers (NOC 73102). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Measure, cut and fit drywall sheets for installation on walls and ceilings
- Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
- 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
- Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
- Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
About the employer
- Industry: Construction
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Job Bank's search for this title and town usually shows this ad first.
From Job Bank.
