floor covering installer apprentice
- Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Installation specialization
Security and safety
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Odours
- Dusty
- On-site customer service
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Residential
- Rural area
- Urban area
- Various locations
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- 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
- 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 glue-down carpet installations
- Perform double-bond 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
- Hardwood strip flooring
- Borders or feature strips
- Flash covings
- Hardwood intricate patterns flooring
- Parquet flooring
- Linoleum
- Rubber sheet goods
- Modular carpet tiles
- Flexible PVC sheet goods
- Asphalt plank flooring
- Cork flooring
- Carpets/rugs
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Valid driver's licence
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Gloves
- Mask
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Measure, prepare, cut, and install a range of flooring materials, including carpet, hardwood, resilient flooring, and specialty products. Assess and repair existing floors, conduct pre-installation tests, and prepare flooring plans, schedules, estimates, tenders, and quotations.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate is required, and no prior experience is needed because training is provided. Applicants need a valid driver's licence and should be physically capable of handling heavy loads, working in kneeling or crouched positions, and using flooring tools and safety equipment.
Skills
- Read Blueprints and Specifications
- Measure and Cut Flooring Materials
- Install Carpeting
- Install Resilient Floor Coverings
- Install Hardwood Flooring
- Prepare Floors for Installation
- Repair Floor Coverings
- Conduct Pre-installation Tests
- Estimate Costs and Materials
- Prepare Tenders and Quotations
- Install Carpet and Flooring on Stairs
- Customer Service
- Hand-eye Coordination
- Teamwork
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
- Retail
Keywords
- Floor Covering Installation
- Flooring Apprentice
- Blueprints
- Flooring Specifications
- Underlay
- Underpadding
- Carpeting
- Hardwood Flooring
- Resilient Floor Coverings
- Linoleum
- Rubber Sheet Goods
- Modular Carpet Tiles
- Flexible PVC Sheet Goods
- Asphalt Plank Flooring
- Cork Flooring
- Parquet Flooring
- Floor Preparation
- Moisture Testing
- pH Testing
- Temperature Testing
- Knee Kickers
- Direct Glue-down Installation
- Double-bond Carpet Installation
- Vinyl Decking
- Flooring Cost Estimation
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Steel-toed Safety Boots
- Hard Hat
- Gloves
- Dusty Work Environment