Drywall installer

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean and prepare surfaces
• 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
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
• Install exterior and interior steel studs
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Physically demanding

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Reliability
• Team player