Journeyman Plasterer - Interior Finishes & Repairs

Jackson Health System; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is seeking a journeyman plasterer to join the facilities team. The role involves repairing plastered surfaces, reading blueprints, and applying coats on interior walls and ceilings using hand tools and power tools.

The position requires climbing scaffolds, lifting up to 100 pounds, and maintaining safety and quality standards. You will work full-time days, delivering finished surfaces that match architectural specifications.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Effective communication in oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.

Responsibilities

• Applies coats of plaster to interior walls, ceilings, and partitions of buildings, to produce finished surface, according to blueprints, architect's drawings, or oral instructions, using hand tools and portable power tools.
• Spreads plaster over lath or masonry base, using trowel, and smooths plaster with Darby and float to attain uniform thickness.
• Applies scratch, brown, or finish coats of plaster to wood, metal, or board lath successively.
• Roughens undercoat with scratcher to provide bond for succeeding coats of plaster.
• May install guide wires on exterior surface of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster to be applied.
• Measuring ceilings and walls.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Prioritization

Effective communication

Stress management

Technical proficiency

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is seeking a journeyman plasterer to join the facilities team. The role involves repairing plastered surfaces, reading blueprints, and applying coats on interior walls and ceilings using hand tools and power tools.

The position requires climbing scaffolds, lifting up to 100 pounds, and maintaining safety and quality standards. You will work full-time days, delivering finished surfaces that match architectural specifications.