Tilesetter

Job Description

LMIA Status: Pending LMIA

Dhesi Masonry Ltd. has applied for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and will be ready to extend an offer to a foreign worker once the application is approved.

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Commercial

• Residential

• Various locations

Tasks

• Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered

• Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel

• Set tiles in place and apply pressure to affix them to base

• 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

• Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets

• Cut, surface, polish and install marble and granite

• Estimate costs and materials

• Install tile strips

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding

• Handling heavy loads

• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Attention to detail