drywall taper

  • Category: Helper Jobs
  • Location: Calgary, Alberta
  • Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
  • Salary: Estimated: $ 25K to 33K
  • Published on: 2025/09/27

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
Langue de travail: Anglais
Heures de travail: 40 to 44 hours per week
Education:
Expérience:
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
Dusty
Noisy
Work setting
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Various locations
Tasks
Supervise other workers
Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
Clean and prepare surfaces
Cure freshly plastered surfaces
Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
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
Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
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
Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Supervision
1 to 2 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
Drywall Finisher Trade Certification
First Aid Certificate
CPR Certificate
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Scaffolding Certification
Forklift Operator Certification
Transportation/travel information
Own vehicle
Own tools/equipment
Hard hat
Mask
Safety glasses/goggles
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
Client focus
Dependability
Flexibility
Reliability
Team player
Screening questions
Are you available for shift or on-call work?
Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Are you willing to relocate for this position?
Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Experience
5 years or more
Health benefits
Dental plan
Health care plan
Vision care benefits


Company Name: Kamber Drywall Ltd.

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