Southern CA - Plasterer

Anning-Johnson Company; La Puente (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Anning-Johnson Company is seeking skilled plasterers in the Los Angeles area to apply plaster on interior walls, ceilings and exteriors according to blueprints or drawings, using hand tools and portable power tools to produce finished surfaces.

The role requires reading plans, applying scratch, brown and finish coats, creating textures, and lifting objects up to 100 pounds. Wages in LA range from $18.19/hour for apprentices to $40.43/hour for Journeymen.

Qualifications

• Dexterity and speed to apply plaster to interiors and exteriors.
• Ability to read blueprints, drawings and follow instructions.
• Ability to lift and carry objects up to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Apply coats of plaster to interior walls, ceilings and partitions.
• Spread plaster over lath or masonry base with trowel and smooth with float.
• Apply scratch, brown or finish coats to wood, metal or board lath.
• Create decorative textures in finish coat by brush, trowel, or texture methods.
• May mix mortar and install guide wires for thickness indicators.

Skills

Dexterity

Speed

Blueprint reading

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Trowel

Job description

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

There’s also the element of plastering which takes place in workshops, that of creating plasterwork to order, usually in differing shapes and sizes and to request. While maintaining the necessary production and quality required to complete a project and exceeding the customers’ 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 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 mix mortar.
• May install guide wires on exterior surface of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster to be applied.
• May install precast ornamental plaster pieces by applying mortar to back of pieces and pressing pieces into place on wall or ceiling and be designated Ornamental-Plaster Sticker.
• May specialize in applying finish or rough coats of plaster and be designated Plasterer Finish, Plasterer Rough.
• May apply plaster with spray gun and be designated Plasterer, Spray Gun.
• May perform maintenance work only and be designated Plasterer, Maintenance

Plasterers are typically responsible for the production and quality of the products they install. A carpenter 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 plasterers. In addition, plasterers are responsible for working safely and maintaining a safe work environment.

Plasterers must work within precise limits and standards of accuracy. For example: carpenters must apply shop mathematics to solve problems, plan work and select 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 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).

NOTE: In the LA area wages range from $18.19 per hour for entry level apprentices to $40.43 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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