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Location

• Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Terms

• Temporary with intent to become permanent. 3 year work visa, may be renewable.
• Employees can apply for permanent residency after 6 months, employees responsible for any related expenses.
• wages up to $20 (CAD) per hour, depending on skills and experience
• 8 hours per day, 5 days per week (overtime may be possible)

Educational credentials

• Floor Covering Installer/Tile Setter Trade Certification preferred but not mandatory, Driver’s License, English test results helpful not mandatory (if not native English speaker). Employment references are required and employees will be tested on their job skills. Must have significant on the job experience.

Language Skills

• English – Speak, read and listen (well)
• English – write (functional)

Working environment

• Employee will work for a well known floor covering retailer in Winnipeg.
• Employees install flooring at residences and business locations in and around Winnipeg, generally in teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and disability insurance provided by employer. Employees and families are also eligible for universal health care coverage (government no-cost health insurance).
• Settlement assistance is provided, including arranging temporary housing, orientation to the area, written information about the region, welcome packages, assistance with legal requirements, and more.
• Visa and related expenses paid by the employer.
• Travel expenses to Canada paid by the employer.
• Winnipeg offers one of the lowest costs of living in Canada in a culturally diverse, metropolitan setting (over 700,000 people). See http://www.destinationwinnipeg.ca/index.php for more information.
• Employees can bring their families to Canada, spouses are eligible for open work permit also. Employees pay travel expenses and any visa costs for their families.

Floor covering installers – Main duties/special skills

Floor covering installers install carpet, wood, linoleum, vinyl and other resilient floor coverings in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.

• Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
• Measure, cut and fasten underlay and under padding
• Measure, cut and install carpeting using hand or machine stitcher, seaming iron, bonding tape or other bonding materials
• Stretch carpeting using knee-kicker or power stretcher and secure carpeting to floor or other surfaces using staple gun or other devices
• Measure, cut and install resilient floor covering using adhesive, rollers and other hand tools
• Install hardwood floors, such as strip floors, block floors or plank floors, using glue, staples, nails or other means
• Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
• May estimate material and labour costs.

Tile setter main duties/essential skills

Tilesetters cover interior and exterior walls, floors and ceilings with ceramic, marble and quarry tile, mosaics or terrazzo.

• Prepare, measure and mark surface to be covered
• Build under beds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
• Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
• Set tiles in position and apply pressure to affix tiles to base
• Align and straighten tile using levels, squares and straightedges
• Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools
• Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
• Install tile strips
• Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs
• Mix, lay and polish terra surfaces
• Cut, polish and install marble and granite
• Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles

Other Essential skills

• Reading text
• Document use
• Numeracy
• Writing
• Oral communication
• Working with others
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Critical thinking
• Job task planning and organizing
• Continuous learning

Qualified applicants should apply via www.jobcan.net, or apply@jobcan.net, or by fax to +1 (204) 256-0878, or contact jobCan for more information. Please submit resume, copies of educational credentials, and jobCan application form (available on the website). The first set of interviews will be held the last week of October, 2007.