Drywall installer and finisher

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Supervise other workers
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• 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
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Construction

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Walking
• Work with minimal supervision
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Reliability
• Team player