Job Description:
MRGRENDERING PTY LTD is seeking a skilled and motivated Solid Plasterer to join our dynamic team. This role presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your craft within a supportive and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will report directly to the site supervisor daily.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assess partitions to determine plaster layout
• Measure, mark, and cut materials to precise dimensions
• Create incisions for window openings, install insulation, and apply adhesives to partitions
• Lift, position, and secure plasterboard to walls, battens, or ceilings using appropriate tools (nails, screws, etc.)
• Fit and install mouldings as required
• Seal all joins and screws with a sealing compound and smooth surfaces using sandpaper or power sanders
• Utilize hand tools such as Stanley knives, hammers, tape measures, levels, hand trowels, sanding blocks, hand saws, and screwdrivers (familiarity with these tools is advantageous)
• Ensure fireproofing materials are properly bonded with plaster and other materials where necessary
• Determine plasterboard layout, install insulation and vapor barriers
• Prepare and secure corner beads, fix pre-cast cornices, panel moldings, and ceiling centers
• Cover joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, smoothing with wet brushes and sandpaper
• Mix and apply coats of plaster, cement, and render to structures, leveling and smoothing to uniform thickness
• Plumb and straighten corners, angles, and wall and ceiling surfaces
• Create decorative textures in finishing coats
• Apply and finish acoustic, insulating, and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster or plastic cement
• Install, test, and adjust electric and mechanical components of lifts
• Install Foam and Hebel
Qualifications & Skills:
• AQF Certificate III or IV in Solid Plastering or a related field
or
• Qualification by RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning)