Tilesetter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

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

- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
**Tasks**:

- Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- Prepare rough plans and sketches
- 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
- Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
- Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite
- Estimate costs and materials
- Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
- Install tile strips
**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
- Safety glasses/goggles
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
**Health benefits**:

- Paramedical services coverage
**Other benefits**:

- Wellness program