Drywall Installer and Finisher

Company: Jay Patry Enterprises LLC.

Business information: Real estate development, construction, rental and property management

Business Address: 692 McKay St., Kingston, ON K7M7G2

Work Location: Various locations throughout Kingston, Ottawa and London. Different construction / building sites.

Type of Employment: Full time – Permanent

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Job Description

• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Estimate costs and materials
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Help to clean and prepare surfaces
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts 

Requirements

• Education: Completion of high school
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience in drywall installing, plastering or finishing is required. If the candidate does not have at least 3 years of experience, then a post-secondary education certificate OR Completion of a three-to four-year apprenticeship program is required OR A combination of three years of work experience and some high school, college or industry courses in plastering, drywalling or finishing will help to qualify
• Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Handling heavy loads, Hand-eye co-ordination, Repetitive tasks, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Manual dexterity, Physically demanding, Standing for extended periods
• Work Site Environment: Dusty, Noisy
• Personal Suitability: Dependability, Judgement, Flexibility, Team player, Reliability
• Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Salary: $30.00 to $32.00 per hour, 40 Hours per week

Benefits: Transportation costs covered if worker needs to relocate. Also, transportation from one work location to another will be provided.

Important information:

• This position will require working Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM with 60 minutes of unpaid lunch and two 15-minute unpaid breaks
• The worker will rotate in different construction/building sites throughout London, Ottawa and Kingston.

Apply by e-mail to: jobs@patryinc.com / / jaypatry@canadaemail.ca

Apply by mail to: 692 McKay St., Kingston, ON K7M 7G2

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