PLASTERER

Responsibilities

• Prepare and apply all plastering materials, including fireproofing, soundproofing, cement stucco, EIFS stucco, and other types.
• Using a hawk and trowel, apply plastering materials to walls, ceilings, piers, and columns.
• Plaster partition walls and patch plaster walls with limited areas of damage.
• Tape sheet rock and repair damaged sheet‑rock walls.
• Set up and work on scaffolds.
• Perform work in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Maintain records of work performed.
• Supervise assigned personnel.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of full‑time satisfactory experience performing plastering work; or at least one and a half (1.5) years of full‑time plastering experience plus sufficient apprenticeship or approved trade/vocational school training to equal three years.
• Six (6) months of acceptable experience credited for each year of apprentice experience or approved trade/vocational high‑school training.
• Successful completion of a practical exam that includes applying a hard‑trowelled plaster finish to two walls and a ceiling in a plastering booth, achieving a finished surface free of imperfections and with three finished corners.
• Wearing a full plasterer’s uniform and bringing a complete set of plaster tools to the practical exam (duration: 2 hours 30 minutes).
• Open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55‑a Program; candidates must indicate interest in the 55‑a Program in their cover letter.
• NYCHA employees: promotional opportunity only; must have served at least one year at the current location and in the current title/level.

Benefits

• Choice of medical coverage plans.
• Deferred compensation plans.
• Defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS).
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and state repayment assistance programs.

Pay

$56.10 per hour