tile installer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work setting:
Residential.
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.
- Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs.
- Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite.
- Install tile strips.
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.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
Employment terms options:
Evening.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
Morning. Day.
Financial benefits:
Mileage paid.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.