Languages
English

Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 to less than 7 months

Responsibilities
Tasks
Instruct apprentices
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
Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
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
Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
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
Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications