Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment
- Odours
- Dusty
- Noisy
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
- Prepare rough plans and sketches
- Set tiles in place and apply pressure to affix them to base
- Align and straighten tiles
- Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools
- Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
- Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles
- Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs
- Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
- Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite
- Estimate costs and materials
- Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
- Install tile strips
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Large workload
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Benefits
Health benefits
- Paramedical services coverage
Other benefits
- Wellness program