- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Clean
Work setting
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
- Work in employer's / client's home
Tasks
- Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding
- Measure, cut and install resilient floor coverings
- Prepare and install hardwood floors
- Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
- Prepare floors for installations
- Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants
- Smooth gouges with wood filler and sand wood
- Smooth rough edges using belt sander or smoothing wheels
- Sand, trim, grind or clean products into final form using hand tools
- File, grind and sand body surfaces to be repaired
- Vacuum floors
- Sand wooden surfaces and apply veneer, stain or polish to finished products; prepare and apply laminated plastics
Type of product
Power tools
Equipment and machinery experience
Circular saws
Wood finishing specialization
Staining
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation / travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Own tools / equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Workplace information
- On the road job
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