Southern CA - Plaster Tender

Anning-Johnson Co; California (MO); On-site; USD 25,706 - 57,129; Full time

Job summary

Anning-Johnson Co is seeking skilled plasterers to apply coatings on interior and exterior surfaces with accuracy and speed. The role involves reading blueprints, selecting appropriate plaster mixtures, and coordinating with foremen to ensure timely project completion.

The position emphasizes safety, quality, and attention to detail, with opportunities to work on decorative plaster projects and ornamental pieces as needed.

Qualifications

• Applies coats according to drawings or instructions using hand and power tools.
• Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds and work on scaffolds.
• Follows safety protocols and maintains a safe work environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply coats of plaster to interior walls, ceilings, and partitions as per blueprints or instructions.
• Spread plaster over lath or masonry bases and smooth with a float to uniform thickness.
• Apply scratch, brown, or finish coats and ensure bond for subsequent coats.
• Create decorative textures on finish coat using brushes, trowels, or spray methods.
• May mix mortar and install decorative plaster pieces as needed.

Skills

Hand tools

Power tools

Blueprints

Oral instructions

Team leadership

Tools

Trowel

Float

Scaffolds

Spray gun

Job description

Plastering entails a great deal of dexterity and speed. It involves coating internal walls and ceilings with different types of plaster so they are ready to be decorated, as well as the coating of external surfaces with appropriate materials such as cement or sand.

There is also a workshop component, creating plasterwork to order in varying shapes and sizes, while maintaining the necessary production and quality required to complete projects and exceed customer expectations.

Tasks

• Applies coats of plaster to interior walls, ceilings, and partitions of buildings, to produce a 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 a scratcher to provide bond for succeeding coats of plaster.
• Creates decorative textures in the finish coat by marking the surface of the coat with brush and trowel or by spattering the surface with pebbles.
• May mix mortar.
• May install guide wires on the exterior surface of buildings to indicate the thickness of plaster to be applied.
• May install precast ornamental plaster pieces by applying mortar to the back of the pieces and pressing them into place on wall or ceiling; may be designated Ornamental‑Plaster Sticker.
• May specialize in applying finish or rough coats of plaster and may be designated Plasterer, Finish, Plasterer, Rough.
• May apply plaster with a spray gun and may be designated Plasterer, Spray Gun.
• May perform maintenance work only and may be designated Plasterer, Maintenance.

Plasterers are typically responsible for the production and quality of the products they install. The role usually reports to a foreman or lead man and is assigned a range of tasks to be completed. Timely production and quality are the main responsibilities of a plasterer. In addition, plasterers must work safely and maintain a safe work environment.

Plasterers must work within precise limits and standards of accuracy. For example, they apply shop mathematics to solve problems; plan work and select proper tools; compare and view 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 must be able to climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders, reach for, handle, 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).

NOTE: In the LA area wages range from $18.66 per hour for entry level apprentices to $41.47 per hour for Journeyman. Wages are determined by union scale as determined in the current collective bargaining agreement.

Anning‑Johnson Co and Restec Contractors Inc are Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employers. 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.

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