Drywall Installer And Finisher

Hammonds Plains (NS) Full Time
ID: # 49625147
Skyheight Interior Ltd.
Posted:May 30, 2026
Expires:June 22, 2026

Description

  • Location: 1 Kingswood Drive suite 218 Hammonds Plains , NS B4B 0P4
  • Work location: On the road
  • Salary: $ 30.00 to $ 34.00 HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Vacancies: 4

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
  • Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
  • Clean and prepare 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
  • Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
  • Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
  • Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
  • Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
  • Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
  • Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
  • Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
  • Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
  • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
  • Scaffolding Certification

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Manual dexterity
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Tight deadlines
  • Walking
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus