Chicago-Taper

Anning-Johnson Company; Melrose Park (IL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Anning-Johnson Company is seeking a dryerwall taper to finish walls, ceilings, and trim to specified levels using hand and mechanical tools. You will read drawings, verify joints are tight, establish work flow, organize materials, and maintain safety on site.

Responsibilities include mixing compounds, applying fill and finish coats, and finishing corners with dry and wet sanding. Equal opportunity employer; wages follow union scales.

Qualifications

• Reading and interpreting drawings.
• Know and understand the 5 levels and methods of drywall finishing.
• Maintain safety and quality standards on site.

Responsibilities

• Tapers are required to finish walls, ceilings and trim using hand tools and mechanical tools that conform to the required levels of finishing standards.
• Establishing a work schedule and flow of work.
• Organizing and verifying materials.
• Cleaning and repairing tools.
• Mixing joint compounds.
• Applying fill coats and finish coats.
• Finishing inside and outside corners and performing sanding (dry and wet).
• Skim coating over gypsum board, concrete, or other related materials.
• Spraying finish compound.
• Know and understand the 5 levels and methods of drywall finishing.
• Tapers report to a foreman or lead man and ensure timely production and quality while working safely.

Skills

Read drawings

Finish drywall to level 5

Safety compliance

Use hand and power tools

Communicate with foreman

Tools

Drywall tools

Job description

Tapers are required to finish walls, ceilings and trim using hand tools and mechanical tools that conform to the required levels of finishing standards. While maintaining the necessary production and quality required to complete a project and exceeding the customers’ expectations.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Reading and interpreting drawings
• Checking working surfaces - verify panels joints are tight and aligned, fastened to framing members tightly without breaking the paper surface or fracturing the core.
• Establishing a work schedule and flow of work
• Organizing and verifying materials
• Cleaning and repairing tools
• Mixing Joint compounds
• Applying fill coats
• Applying finish coats
• Finishing inside and outside corners
• Dry sanding
• Wet sanding
• Vacuum sandingSkim coating over gypsum board, concrete, or other related materials
• Spraying finish compound
• Know and understand the 5 levels and methods of drywall finishing.

Tapers are typically responsible for the production and quality of the products they install. A Taper will usually report to a foreman or lead man and will be assigned a range of tasks to be completed. Timely production and quality are the main responsibilities of a Taper. In addition, Tapers are responsible for working safely and maintaining a safe work environment.

Tapers must work within precise limits and standards of specified finish level.

Physically, Tapers must be able to: Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders; reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials; lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).

Wages based on unions scales: Range is $19.93 per hour for entry level apprentice to $53.05 per hour for journeyman, scales vary somewhat based on job site location.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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