Drywall Installer and Finisher

McBride Career Group Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Rom Paint Ltd. is hiring a Drywall Installer and Finisher to work across Calgary and surrounding areas, performing measurements, installs, and finishing of drywall sheets. The role requires attention to detail and strong manual skills in a fast-paced environment.

Applicants need a secondary school diploma and at least 3 years of related experience; English language proficiency is required. This permanent, full-time position offers 44 hours per week at $28 per hour with performance-based

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of related drywall installation experience.
• Ability to read and interpret basic instructions and plans.
• English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Measure, cut, fit, and install drywall sheets.
• Apply coats of joint compound and sand seams.
• Position and secure sheets to studs or joists.
• Cut and install corner beads to protect corners.
• Tape joints and embed tape in compound.
• Fabricate/install ceiling grids for acoustical ceilings.
• Finish corners and angles and prepare surfaces for painting.
• Work at heights using scaffolding or swing stages.

Skills

Team player

Judgement

Reliability

Manual dexterity

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent

Job description

Drywall Installer and Finisher

Employer: Rom Paint Ltd.

Business Address: 11 Bearspaw Meadows Bay, Calgary, Alberta T3L 2N2

Job Location: Various Locations in Calgary, AB

Vacancies: 2

Terms and Conditions:

• Permanent, Full-Time (44 hours/week)
• Overtime, Morning, Day, Weekend.

Salary:

$28 per hour. Salary increases based on performance as per company policy.

Anticipated start date

As soon as possible

Job requirements:

Language

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent

Experience

3 years of related experience

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

Standing for extended periods; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Manual dexterity; Repetitive tasks, Physically demanding; Hand-eye co-ordination, Tight deadlines, Work under pressure, Handling heavy loads, up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal Suitability:

Team player, Judgement, Dependability, Reliability

Work Setting:

Residential, Commercial, Urban

Work Site Environment:

Dusty

Duties:

• Measure, cut, fit, and install drywall sheets
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Smooth out the excess compound and allow the coat to dry
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes, and cracks with joint compound using a trowel or broad knife
• Tape over joints using a taping machine and embed tape in compound
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place them in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
• Cure freshly plastered surfaces
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
• Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
• Clean and prepare surfaces
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Youth, Persons with Disabilities, and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.