tile layer

Additional Information

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 48 to 60 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Odours
• Dusty

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Residential
• Willing to relocate

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
• Install tile strips

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Attention to detail

Own tools/equipment

• 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

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available