plasterer, stucco Verified

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

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
• Cure freshly plastered surfaces
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
• Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
• Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• 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
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Propane in Construction Record of Training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Scaffolding Certification
• Forklift Operator Certification

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Tools

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement