Seattle - Plasterer

Anning-Johnson Company; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Union wage scale benefits

Vacation per union agreement

Job summary

Anning-Johnson Co seeks skilled plasterers and fireproofers in the Seattle area to coat interior walls, ceilings and steel structures with plaster and fireproofing products, following blueprints and drawings.

The role emphasizes safety, timely production, and quality; duties include applying coats, reading drawings, erecting scaffolding, and reporting to the lead man or foreman; wages align with union scale.

Qualifications

• Dexterity and speed required for plastering and fireproofing tasks.
• Ability to read and understand structural drawings and blueprints.
• Ability to direct workers and maintain safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Apply coats of plaster to interior walls, ceilings, and partitions as per drawings using hand tools and portable power tools.
• Spread plaster with a trowel and smooth with a float to uniform thickness.
• Apply scratch, brown, or finish coats to various bases and textures.
• Create decorative textures on finish coat and possibly spray plaster when required.
• Report to lead man or foreman.
• Masking and cleaning finishes; erect/dismantle scaffolding for fireproofing tasks.
• Set up necessary equipment and read structural drawings.

Skills

Dexterity

Speed

Reading drawings

Tools

Hand tools

Portable power tools

Trowel

Float

Scaffolding

Spray gun

Job description

Role Responsibilities

Plastering and Fireproofing entails a great deal of dexterity and speed. It involves the coating of internal walls, ceilings and steel structures with different types of plaster/fireproofing products while maintaining the necessary production and quality required to complete a project and meet the customers’ expectations.

Plaster Tasks

• 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: Directs workers to mix plaster to desired consistency and to erect scaffolds.
• Spreads plaster over lath or masonry base, using trowel, and smooths plaster with a 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.
• Creates decorative textures in finish coat by marking surface of coat with brush and trowel or by spattering surface with pebbles.
• May apply plaster with spray gun/nozzle.
• Reporting to lead man or foreman

Fireproofing tasks

• Masking and cleaning of any finishes.
• Erecting/dismantling of scaffolding pertaining to Fireproofing activities.
• Setting up necessary equipment.
• Reading and understanding of structural drawings.
• Application of fireproofing products.
• May perform maintenance work on fireproofing equipment.
• Reporting to lead man or foreman.

Accountability

Plasterers and fireproofers are responsible for the production and quality of the products they install. Safety, timely production, and quality are the main responsibilities of plasterers and fireproofers with an emphasis in working safely and maintaining a safe work environment. Plasterers and fireproofers must work within precise limits and standards of accuracy. For example: fireproofers and plasterers must plan work and select the proper tools; compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects; picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams; perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked. Physically, plasterers and fireproofers 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 50 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.

Benefits And Compensation Set Per Union Agreement.

NOTE: In the Seattle area wages range from $ 33.00 per hour for entry level apprentices to $55.00 per hour for Journeyman. Wages are determined by union scale as determined in the current collective bargaining agreement. Benefits are offered through the union and may include health insurance, pension, vacation, etc.

Anning-Johnson Co is a Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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