PLASTERER
To land Plasterer in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
The one gate is 3 years of relevant experience.
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Plasterer is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, performs all general plastering work involved in maintenance and application of mortars on wooden and masonry interior and exterior surfaces; may prepare or work from sketches, plans and specifications in accordance with building code or accepted trade practices; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Installs, repairs, and maintains walls and ceilings.
- Works from plans, sketches and specifications in accordance with building code or approved trade practices.
- Spreads plaster over lath with trowel.
- Applies plaster to walls and ceilings.
- Coats back surface of precast ornamental plaster with plaster mortar and sticks or sets it by pressing it into wall or ceiling.
- Performs other types of plastering work.
- Inspects work in progress and completed work.
- Makes time and material estimates.
- Keeps needed records.
- Takes lead over and gives suitable assignments to helpers.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in plastering work involving a variety of tasks.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of problems involved in plastering work.
- Knowledge of standard tools, materials, methods, practices, occupational hazards, and safety precautions.
- Knowledge of keeping necessary records.
- Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.
- Ability to take needed safety precautions in performing work.
- Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, distribute, and properly use needed equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Ability to give suitable assignments and to establish and maintain needed records.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.