Floor Covering Installer

Kanata Woods Inc; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a skilled flooring installer with experience to join their residential team. The role involves preparing and installing various flooring materials, ensuring high standards of quality and safety. Candidates must be physically capable, have previous experience, and possess necessary tools. This position offers stability and the opportunity for growth within the company, with a start date of July 1, 2024.

Qualifications

• 3 years to less than 5 years of experience required.
• Physically demanding job requiring handling heavy loads.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, measure and mark surfaces for flooring.
• Prepare and install various types of floor coverings.
• Conduct tests prior to installations and estimate costs.

Skills

Ability to distinguish between colours

Hand-eye co-ordination

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Safety equipment/gear

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

• Dusty

Work setting

• Residential
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

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
• Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
• Conduct moisture, ph, temperature and other tests prior to flooring installations
• Estimate costs and materials
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• 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

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots

START DATE: 07/01/2024

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