Tile Layer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 32 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Odours
- Dusty
**Work setting**:

- On-site customer service
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- 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
- Install tile strips
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Tilesetter Trade Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Large workload
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance