Mason, Marble

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work setting**:

- On-site customer service
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- 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
- Instruct apprentices
- 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
- Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
- Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite
- Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
- Install tile strips
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**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**:

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

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

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan