floor covering installer
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
- Odours.
- Dusty.
Work setting:
- Commercial.
- Industrial.
- Institutional.
- 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.
- Measure, cut and install carpeting on floors.
- 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.
- Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants.
- 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).
Equipment and machinery experience:
Laser levelling/aligning.
Installation specialization:
- Vinyl or resilient tiles.
- Vinyl or resilient sheets.
- Hardwood strip flooring.
- Flash covings.
- Hardwood intricate patterns flooring.
- Parquet flooring.
- Linoleum.
- Modular carpet tiles.
- Cork flooring.
- Carpets/rugs.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Own transportation.
- 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.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Flexible hours.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Support for youths:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.