tilesetter

State Flooring; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A flooring company in Edmonton is seeking a skilled tile installer. The role involves preparing and installing tiles, requiring attention to detail and physical stamina. Candidates should have a secondary school diploma and 3 to 5 years of experience. This is a permanent position, and candidates need to be equipped with steel-toed safety boots. Ongoing attention to safety procedures and handling of materials is essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years to less than 5 years of relevant experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, measure, and mark surfaces to be covered.
• Mix, apply, and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue, or other adhesives using hand trowel.
• Set tiles in place and apply pressure to affix them to the 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.
• Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires, and brackets.
• Cut, surface, polish, and install marble and granite.
• Install tile strips.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to distinguish between colours

Hand-eye coordination

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

• Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
• Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
• 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
• Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
• Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite
• Install tile strips

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week