plasterer

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
Instruct apprentices
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
Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Supports for visible minorities
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week