Tilesetter
Posted on Dec 04, 2020 by Calgary General Construction Inc.
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Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $27.50 hourly
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 4 Vacancies
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Closing Date Jan 30, 2021
Employer
Calgary General Construction Inc.
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work Setting
- Residential
- Institutional
- Industrial
- Commercial
Specific Skills
- Set tiles in place and apply pressure to affix them to base
- Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles
- Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite
- Align and straighten tiles
- Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
- Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools
- Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
- Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
- Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs
- Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
- Install tile strips
Security and Safety
Basic security clearance
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
Work Site Environment
- Odours
- Dusty
Transportation/Travel Information
Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
- On-site customer service
- Willing to relocate
Personal Suitability
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings
- METHODICAL
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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
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Interest in creating decorative designs and in removing and replacing damaged tiles
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