Plasterer

Job Description
• determining plasterboard layout, and installing insulation and vapour barriers
• measuring, marking and cutting plasterboard, lifting and positioning panels, and securing them to walls, ceilings and battens
• preparing corner beads and securing them in position
• fixing pre-cast cornices, panel mouldings, ceiling centres and other plaster fittings
• covering joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, and smoothing them using wet brushes and sandpaper
• mixing and applying coats of plaster, cement and render to structures using trowels, and levelling and smoothing coats to uniform thickness
• plumbing and straightening corners, angles and wall and ceiling surfaces
• creating decorative textures in finishing coats
• applying and finishing acoustic, insulating and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster, plastic cement and similar materials

More details about the position

 
• Location: Christchurch 
• Permanent full-time
• Positions for this job: 3
• Pay rate: $26.69--$29.66 per hour
• Days required: 5-6 days/week
• Hours per week: at least 30, maximum 55 hours/week

The successful applicant must have one of the following:

• Three years' work experience 
• Good work attitude and good communication skills 
• Quality workmanship and eye for detail
• Strong dedication to health and workplace safety 
• Strong ability to work independently