floor covering installer

Oakel City Floor Plus Ltd.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A flooring service provider in the Metro Vancouver area seeks a dedicated flooring installer. The role involves inspecting and preparing surfaces, installing various types of flooring, and providing on-site customer service. Ideal candidates are physically fit and possess excellent interpersonal skills. This is a permanent position requiring 35 to 40 hours of work per week.

Benefits

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Paramedical services coverage

Qualifications

• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Hand-eye coordination is essential.
• Experience with various flooring installation methods.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, measure and mark surfaces for flooring.
• Prepare and install hardwood and resilient floor coverings.
• Estimate costs and prepare flooring plans.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Judgement

Organized

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Odours
• Dusty

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

Tasks

• Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
• Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding
• Prepare flooring plans and scheduling
• Measure, cut and install carpeting on floors
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Measure, cut and install resilient floor coverings
• Prepare and install hardwood floors
• Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
• Conduct moisture, ph, temperature and other tests prior to flooring installations
• Estimate costs and materials
• Prepare floors for installations
• Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants
• Install carpeting on walls or other surfaces
• Employ knee kickers and other equipment to stretch carpeting
• Perform direct glue-down carpet installations
• Perform double-bond carpet installations
• Install outdoor carpets
• Install resilient stair components (special effects for the visually impaired)
• Install materials on counter tops and raised platforms
• Install vinyl decking materials
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Paramedical services coverage

Employment terms

• Durée de l emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 to 40 hours per week