drywall installer and finisher

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements

• Prepare tenders and quotations

• Instruct apprentices

• Supervise other workers

• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints

• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster

• Clean and prepare surfaces

• Cure freshly plastered surfaces

• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners

• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings

• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife

• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required

• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets

• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency

• Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim

• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists

• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry

• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings

• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound

• Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces

• Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath

• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied

• Install exterior and interior steel studs

• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools

• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts

• Estimate costs and materials

• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Hand-eye co-ordination

• Handling heavy loads

• Physically demanding

• Sound discrimination

• Standing for extended periods

• Tight deadlines

• Work under pressure

• Client focus

• Dependability

• Excellent oral communication

• Excellent written communication

• Flexibility

• Judgement

• Reliability

• Team player