Floor Covering Installer - Scarborough, Canada - Valiant Flooring
Valiant Flooring
Scarborough, Canada
Verified Company
1 day ago
Description
Work Term:
Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Tasks:
- Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding
- Prepare flooring plans and scheduling
- Measure, cut and install carpeting on floors
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Measure, cut and install resilient floor coverings
- Prepare and install hardwood floors
- Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
- Conduct moisture, ph, temperature and other tests prior to flooring installations
- Estimate costs and materials
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Prepare floors for installations
- Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants
- Install carpeting on walls or other surfaces
- Employ knee kickers and other equipment to stretch carpeting
- Perform direct gluedown carpet installations
- Perform doublebond carpet installations
- Install outdoor carpets
- Install resilient stair components (special effects for the visually impaired)
- Install materials on counter tops and raised platforms
- Install vinyl decking materials
Installation specialization:
- Vinyl or resilient tiles
- Vinyl or resilient sheets
- Ceramic tiles
- Marble tiles
- Terrazzo tiles
- Hardwood strip flooring
- Borders or feature strips
- Flash covings
- Hardwood intricate patterns flooring
- Parquet flooring
- Linoleum
- Rubber sheet goods
- Modular carpet tiles
- Fibre optic special effects
- Flexible PVC sheet goods
- Asphalt plank flooring
- Cork flooring
- Conductive flooring
- Astroturf/game field materials
- Carpets/rugs
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Handeye coordination
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Organized
- 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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
