Tilesetter
Job Description
Posted on March 16, 2024 by Employer details Hawari Contracting LTD
Job details
- Location New Westminster, BC
- Salary25.00 to 35.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 70 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
- Day, Flexible Hours, To be determined, Morning
- Start date Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies2 vacancies
This employer has applied for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis. Canadians and Permanent residents are able and encouraged to apply. Learn more.
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Odours
- Dusty
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Willing to relocate
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
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools
- Instruct apprentices
- Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
- Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles
- Supervise other workers
- Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs
- Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite
- Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
- Install tile strips
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver’s validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
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
- Overtime required
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
How to apply
By email
This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
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