tile installer

Location

Edmonton, AB | Canada

Job description

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• Dusty

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

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
• 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

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week

Job tags

Salary