Quartzware Fabricator

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
**Tasks**:

- Operate blade or wire saws to cut blocks of stone to specified dimensions
- Set up, adjust and operate single-function machines to mix, drill, grind and cut concrete to specifications
- Build and repair wooden frames used to mould concrete products
- Operate machines to grind and polish surfaces of stone blocks, slabs or other stone products to specific shape or design and to produce a smooth finish
- Operate sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions or decorative designs in monumental stone
- Position reinforcing rods or wire mesh in moulds
- Fill moulds with concrete
- Operate stone-dressing lathe to sharpen and dress grindstones that grind logs into pulp
- Operate machines to drill holes in blocks or slabs of stone according to specifications
- Finish stone products with spray paint and by mounting plaques or installing concrete bases
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week