Drywall Taper – Skilled Finisher

About the role

Kudrat Services is seeking a drywall taper to join its construction team in Beechville, NS. The role involves preparing walls and ceilings for finishing work in a dusty, noisy outdoor environment, with opportunities for youth and Indigenous support programs.

Key responsibilities

• Apply successive coats of joint compound, sand seams and joints, and achieve a smooth surface.
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks using a trowel and broad knife.
• Mix plaster ingredients to the required consistency and apply, level, and smooth plaster coats.
• Use a taping machine to embed tape over joints and ensure proper adhesion.
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts and work at heights on scaffolding or swing stages.
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework, and other working platforms.

Required profile

• Secondary school graduation certificate.
• 1 to less than 7 months of related experience.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks such as bending, crouching, kneeling, and working at heights.
• Comfortable working in dusty, noisy, outdoor conditions.
• Flexible availability for morning, evening, day, and weekend shifts.
• Participation in youth on‑the‑job training and Indigenous support programs is a plus.

Required skills

• Drywall finishing techniques.
• Plaster mixing and application.
• Metal corner bead installation.
• Taping machine operation.