Languages
English

Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience
1 year to less than 2 years

On site
 Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment
At heights
Dusty
Noisy
Outdoors

Work setting
Various locations

Responsibilities
Tasks
Prepare tenders and quotations
Instruct apprentices
Supervise other workers
Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
Cure freshly plastered surfaces
Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
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
Utilize laser alignment system
Estimate costs and materials
Operate CADD and other computer software systems
Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications