Tilesetter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 46 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Odours
- Dusty
- Noisy
**Work setting**:

- On-site customer service
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Residential
- Willing to relocate
- Various locations
**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
**Specialization or experience**:

- Green economy sector
**Security and safety**:

- Basic security clearance
- 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
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Large workload
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- 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
- Hardworking
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- 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 your current field of study?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week