Flooring Installer

Laurel Lake is seeking a Flooring Installation Specialist!

Laurel Lake Retirement Community

Laurel Lake strives to be the community of choice for adults who aspire to lead lives filled with meaning, purpose, and lifelong opportunities for growth and service.

COMPASSION RESPECT EXCELLENCE SERVICE

Currently offering a $2,500 sign on bonus!

Title: Maintenance Flooring Installer
Department: Maintenance
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day

Requirements for a Flooring Installation Specialist:

• Completion of 34 Specific Maintenance Certifications 5 yrs experience or equivalent.
• Trade school or vocational school in field a plus.
• High school or equivalent.
• Good communication skills.
• Good hands on people skills

Responsibilities for a Flooring Installation Specialist:

• Complete work orders associated with resident requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
• Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
• Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.
• Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
• Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
• Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.
• Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
• Required to have excellent math skills, physical fitness, manual dexterity and a thorough understanding of every type of carpet and floor tile.
• Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding. Cut and bind material.
• Installers of tile must know how to use and operate the tools of the trade, which include saws, tile cutters, tile grout application and removal tools and tile buffers.
• Perform all duties related to installing ceramic, wood, glass and marble tile into residential homes and commercial buildings. This includes cutting tile, measuring tile, designing the general layout of tile and repairing broken or cracked tiles.
• Complete major and minor interior and exterior maintenance repairs.
• Assist other maintenance mechanics, complete routine preventative maintenance and performs renovation upgrades and completes paperwork.

Experience the difference of true Life Care: We go beyond providing a healthy, active environment that promotes longevity. Our community offers a responsible approach to retirement planning that lets individuals secure a comfortable home and positive lifestyle, while at the same time safeguarding their assets through a plan designed to limit long-term healthcare costs.

Benefits offered by Laurel Lake:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Contribution
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance, Free On-Site CEU Opportunities
• Employee/Family Assistance Program & Wellness Programs
• 24-Hour Campus Security with Free Employee Parking
• Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Access to Supplemental Insurances

Laurel Lake is an equal opportunity employer and will employ the most qualified individual to perform the duties required for a position. This policy applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, selection for job training, discipline, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions or employment. All employment practices shall be administered in a nondiscriminatory manner and in compliance with all appropriate federal, state, county and city laws or other legal requirements.