apprentice floor covering installer
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
- Commercial.
- Industrial.
- Residential.
- Various locations.
Tasks:
- Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered.
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements .
- Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding.
- Prepare flooring plans and scheduling.
- Measure, cut and install carpeting on floors.
- Prepare tenders and quotations.
- 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.
- Estimate costs and materials.
- Prepare floors for installations.
- Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants.
- Install carpeting on walls or other surfaces.
- Employ knee kickers and other equipment to stretch carpeting.
- Perform direct glue-down carpet installations.
- Perform double-bond carpet installations.
- Install resilient stair components (special effects for the visually impaired).
- Install materials on counter tops and raised platforms.
- Install vinyl decking materials.
Student status:
Part time enrollment.
Installation specialization:
- Vinyl or resilient tiles.
- Vinyl or resilient sheets.
- Ceramic tiles.
- Marble tiles.
- Hardwood strip flooring.
- Borders or feature strips.
- Flash covings.
- Hardwood intricate patterns flooring.
- Parquet flooring.
- Linoleum.
- Rubber sheet goods.
- Modular carpet tiles.
- Fibre optic special effects.
- Flexible PVC sheet goods.
- Asphalt plank flooring.
- Cork flooring.
- Conductive flooring.
- Astro-turf/game field materials.
- Carpets/rugs.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
Willing to travel.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
Own tools/equipment:
- Tools.
- Safety equipment/gear.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Hard hat.
- Gloves.
- Mask.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Overtime required.
Financial benefits:
- Gasoline paid.
- Group insurance benefits.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Provides visual accessibility accommodations (for example: braille, screen readers, etc.).
- Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.).
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
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