Overview
Languages - English
Education - Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience - 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Noisy
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
- Prepare rough plans and sketches
- 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
- Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles
- Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs
- Estimate costs and materials
- Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
- Install tile strips
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
