HARVEY's CARPET ONE Seeks Flooring Installers

Employment Opportunity:

Floor Covering Installer
(NOC: 7295)


Terms of Employment:
Permanent, Full Time (Days, some Evening, Weekend work)
Overtime is available

Rate of Pay:
$16.oo to $18.00 per hour (based upon experience)
A one-time re-imbursement of relocation costs will be considered

Start Date:
Immediate

Location:
Medicine Hat, Alberta (3 positions)
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan (2 positions)

Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of high school

Credentials:
Valid Canadian Driver's License with record check (abstract);
or the proved ability to obtain a valid driver's licence.
Applicant should be willing to travel regularly to client locations
in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Security and Safety:
Must be Bondable and should provide Criminal record check (abstract)
upon request.

Direct Work Experience:
5+ years (minimum) experience (without supervision)

Languages:
Working ability to Speak English, Read English, and Write in English

Major Work Area:
Installation, Repair, Custom design work

Work Setting Experience:
Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, Residential

Area of Installation Specialization:

• Vinyl or resilient sheets
• Hardwood strip flooring
• Borders or feature strips
• Flash covings
• Carpets and rugs (including underpads)
• Hardwood intricate patterns flooring
• Laminate Flooring
• Linoleum
• Modular carpet tiles
• Ceramic Tiles

Specific Skills:

• Measure and mark surfaces to be covered
• Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding
• Measure, cut and install carpeting on floors
• Measure, cut and install resilient floor coverings
• Prepare and install hardwood floors
• Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
• Inspect and assess condition of floors
• Conduct moisture, ph, temperature and other tests prior to flooring installations
• Prepare floors for installations
• Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants
• Install carpeting on stairs
• Install carpeting on walls or other surfaces
• Employ knee kickers and other equipment to stretch carpeting
• Seam carpets with seam sealers
• 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 vinyl decking materials

Additional Skills:

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
• Estimate labour and material costs
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers

Essential Skills:

• Reading text
• Document use
• Numeracy
• Writing, Oral communication
• Working with others
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Critical thinking
• Job task planning and organizing
• Significant use of memory
• Finding information
• Computer use
• Continuous learning
  

Employer: Harvey's Carpet One

Please make application in person, or by phone, or by fax, or by Email with resume (and references) to:

For Assiniboia Office:

Phone: (306) 642-4699 Fax: (306) 642-5112

E-mail: HHC.GrahamHarvey@gmail.com

For Medicine Hat Office:

Phone: (403) 504-4446 Fax: (403) 526-4482

E-mail: carpetone@memlane.com

For more information contact:

Les Costea, Manager
Carpet One
578 S. Railway St. S.E.
Medicine Hat, Alberta
T1A 8T2

Job Bank Posting:
Job Number: 4951832
Posted: June 28, 2007

At URL:
http://jb-ge.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ShowJob_en.aspx?OrderNum=4951832&Source=Sas&ProvId=99&Keyword=flooring+installer&Sources=JobBank,%20Government&Student=No