Tasks

Prepare tenders and quotations
Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
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
Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim
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 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 exterior and interior steel studs
Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
Utilize laser alignment system
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

Work conditions and physical capabilities