Floor covering installer

Job Details

• Education:
  
  Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience:
  
  1 year to less than 2 years
• Work setting:
  Commercial, Industrial, Residential
• Locations:
  Various
• Work Term:
  
  Permanent
• Language:
  English
• Hours:
  
  40 hours per week

• Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
• Measure, cut and fasten underlay and under padding
• Prepare flooring plans and scheduling
• Measure, cut and install resilient floor coverings
• Prepare and install hardwood floors
• Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
• Conduct moisture, ph, temperature and other tests prior to flooring installations
• Prepare floors for installations
• Install resilient stair components (special effects for the visually impaired)

• Hardwood strip flooring
• Hardwood intricate patterns flooring
• Parquet flooring
• Linoleum

• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye coordination

• Client focus
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Day shift
• Weekend shift
• Support for youths
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth