drywall installer

Fine touch drywall Ltd; Surrey; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Fine touch drywall Ltd is seeking: a skilled drywall installer to read blueprints, supervise crew, and install drywall sheets on site. The role involves applying joint compound, sanding seams, and ensuring precise fit and finish across walls and ceilings.

Responsibilities include measuring, cutting, and installing drywall, taping joints, and working at heights on scaffolding or swing stages to complete interior finishing tasks to high standards.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in drywall installation or finishing.
• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints or drawings.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements.
• Supervise other workers on site.
• Apply coats of joint compound and sand seams.
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
• Fabricate and install suspended ceiling grids where required.
• Fill joints and nail indentations with joint compound.
• Measure, cut, and install drywall sheets.
• Tape joints and embed tape in compound.
• Work at heights on scaffolding or swing stages.

Skills

Read blueprints

Supervise workers

Drywall installation

Measure and cut drywall

Education

Secondary school diploma

Tools

Taping machine

Scaffolding

Swing stage

Joint compound tools

Job description

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements .
• Supervise other workers.
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
• 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.
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry.
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound.
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years.