drywall installer

A Square Homes & Construction; Windsor; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector is looking for a skilled drywall installer. The successful candidate will have a secondary school graduation certificate and 1-2 years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include installing drywall sheets, applying compound, and ensuring the job meets quality standards. This role demands physical stamina and good hand-eye coordination, and candidates should demonstrate reliability and teamwork in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of experience in drywall installation.
• Secondary education is required.
• Must have steel-toed safety boots.

Responsibilities

• Measure, cut, fit, and install drywall sheets.
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists.

Skills

Client focus

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Clean and prepare surfaces
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• 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
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Walking
• Work under pressure

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Reliability
• Team player

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers