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Due to continued expansion, The Tile People Limited is now hiring Wall and Floor Tilers. If you’re a skilled professional looking for a new opportunity, we want to hear from you.

​​Job Description

  • preparing surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, and cleaning with soap and water
  • spreading adhesive onto surfaces, setting tiles in position and aligning using levels, squares, plumb lines and straight-edges
  • cleaning tiles and removing excess grout
  • operating machines and hand tools to cut, shape and polish stone
  • designing and cutting monumental masonry, including lettering
  • constructing walls using stone slabs and large masonry slab blocks
  • Preparation of plaster compounds to the desired consistencies and standard.
  • Building pre plaster preparation work including preparation of plastered window sills, window and door reveals, external corners etc including fitting of appropriate moldings and trims.
  • Apply plaster and mesh systems to building surfaces.
  • Apply plaster texture finishes as specified to a high standard.
  • Grooming plastered surfaces to a standard suitable for painting.
  • Masking and siliconing of dwelling where and as required.
  • Apply specialised rubber paint systems in the required manner.
  • Demasking and final grooming of plastered/ painted dwelling.
  • Laying bricks and cement blocks embedded in mortar and removing excess mortar
  • Repairing and maintaining bricks, cement blocks and related material
  • Constructing concrete walls using related materials
  • Plastering or rendering concrete or brick walls
  • Checking vertical and horizontal alignment
  • Erecting concrete form work and laying steel reinforcement
  • Pouring concrete, spreading and levelling concrete using screeds and templates
  • Tamping, smoothing, shaping and sealing concrete
  • Operating trowelling machines to float, trowel and polish concrete surfaces
  • Carry and lifting materials (glue and tiles)
  • Other duties that may be required

More details about the position

  • Location: Auckland and Tauranga
  • Job type: Full-time Permanent
  • Pay rate: 29.66 New Zealand dollars per hour
  • Days required: Monday to Saturday
  • Hours per week: At least 30

Job Requirement

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience is required.
  • Must have experience in carrying out mechanical fixing, screening, adhesive fix and epoxy fixing, waterproofing, bandaging corners. silicon jointing and any other associated work.

 

If you are interested in the role, please send your CV or details to us or directly apply for it! Please note your visa status in the cover letter if you are not an NZ citizen or resident.