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Job Details

Terrazzo Setter

Employer

VADEL INC.

Date Posted

April 02, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $33.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 02, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

VADEL INC.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
  • Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles
  • Supervise other workers
  • Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite
  • Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
  • Install tile strips

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Large workload

Own tools/equipment

  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Judgement

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Terrazzo Setter is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Tilesetters
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to pack grout into joints between tiles and remove the excess; and in cutting, polishing and installing marble and granite

INNOVATIVE

Interest in creating decorative designs and in removing and replacing damaged tiles

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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