Drywall Installer

Semgro Inc. Hammonds Plains, NS On-site

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Pay
$29.00/hour
Employment
Full-time
Hours
65 hours bi-weekly

What you would do

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment
- Dusty
- Outdoors

Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Urban area
- Various locations

Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
- Clean and prepare surfaces
- Cure freshly plastered surfaces
- 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
- 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 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 vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
- Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
- Utilize laser alignment system
- Estimate costs and materials

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

What you need

Languages: English

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Walking
- Work under pressure

Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player

Who can apply
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

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About Semgro Inc.

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Industry
Construction
Head office
Hammonds Plains, NS
NOC code
73102
Languages
English

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This employer takes applications on their own site. Closes Nov 22, 2026.

Drywall Installer $29.00/hour
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