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Job description:

Position: Drywall Installer  (NOC: 7284)

Head Office: 107, 15336 67 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 8S4

Job Location: Candidates are required to work at various locations in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley.

Education: High School, College Certificate or Combination of Education and Experience Accepted

Experience: 2 years or combination of education and experience 

Number of openings: 3

Wage: $27.00/Hr

Language:  Basic Knowledge of English is required.

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

Job Duties:

• Clean and prepare surfaces
• Mix plaster ingredients in trough to desired consistency
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster using trowels, floats, brushes and spraying equipment
• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Cure freshly plastered surfaces
• Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
• Spray acoustic materials or texture finish over walls and ceilings.
• 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
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings.

Work setting: The candidate should be available to work full time in the day or evening or on weekends, if required.

Additional Skills

Prepare tenders and quotations, Instruct apprentices, Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages, Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications, Estimate costs and materials, Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Working conditions: Job is physically demanding. Ability to lift 23kgs (50lbs) is an asset. The candidate should be willing to work outdoors, indoors, rain and shine.

Please send resume as specified below:
By email: mahildrywallltd@yahoo.com
By fax: 844-272-3061
By mail:107, 15336 67 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 8S4