Employment Information
- Post ID: 821951335
- Open Date: May 8, 2025
- Close Date: July 23, 2025
- Organization: True North Tiling Solutions
- Sector: Construction & Renovation
- Business Location:2211 William Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 2S5
- Total Views: 201
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 3 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/british-columbia/vancouver/821951335/tilesetter/
Job Details
- Experience: 3 years - 5 years
- Job Vacancies: 2
- Compensation: $35.00 to $40.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
Job Description
Tasks
- Prepare, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
- Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
- Prepare rough plans and sketches
- 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
- Instruct apprentices
- Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
- Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles
- Supervise other workers
- 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
- Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
- Install tile strips
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own vehicle
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
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking