What are the responsibilities and job description for the Drywall Finisher position at KCK Builders LLC?
AUTOMATIC TAPING TOOLS REQUIRED. Bazooka and flat box experience is a hard requirement for this position — please do not apply without it.
We're hiring an experienced drywall finisher. This is a finishing position. You'll be taping, coating, and finishing commercial to a Level 4 and Level 5 standard.
If you run a Bazooka and boxes and take pride in a wall that doesn't need a second look under a light, we want to talk.
AUTOMATIC TAPING SYSTEM — MUST HAVE
You must be proficient with a full automatic finishing system. We will ask you specific questions about these tools in the interview.
- Automatic taper (Bazooka / Ames-style tube): loading, running tape on flats and angles, cutting clean
- Banjo taping tool
- Flat boxes: 7 inch, 10 inch, 12 inch; setting blade pressure and crown for consistent coat thickness
- Angle boxes and angle heads: 2.5 inch and 3 inch
- Corner roller and glazer
- Nail spotter
- Compound pump and loading pump: mixing to the right consistency for each tool, cleaning and maintaining the system
You should also be solid with hand tools: knives, hawk and trowel, corner trowel, mud pan, pole sander, sanding head. Banjo experience is a plus but does not substitute for automatic tools.
ALSO REQUIRED
- Verifiable experience finishing to Level 4 and Level 5 per GA-214 and ASTM C840
- Texture work: orange peel, knockdown, and smooth wall
- Ability to read and work from construction plans and finish schedules
- Comfortable working from stilts, benches, baker scaffold, and lifts
- Able to identify and correct your own defects — flashing, ridging, blisters, starved joints — before the punch walk
- Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license
- Passing a pre-employment drug screen and background check
- Legally authorized to work in the US; employment verified through E-Verify
PREFERRED
- 5 or more years finishing as a primary trade
- Commercial or federal project experience
- Ability to estimate material and labor for a scope of finish work
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30
- Bluebeam or similar for reviewing plans and markups
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential functions include standing and walking for full shifts, working overhead for extended periods, lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs, climbing and working from stilts and scaffold, repetitive reaching, bending and gripping, and working in unconditioned interiors in Florida heat and humidity.
Pay: $22.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $22 - $28