Soft Floor Coverer – Building and Street Repair - Public…

Job Description
Under general supervision, as a Soft Floor Coverer, you will perform skilled, journey-level work in connection with the construction, maintenance, repair and remodeling of buildings and facilities in relation to floors and other surfaces.
Important and Essential Duties:
Your duties as a Soft Floor Coverer may include, but are not limited to, the following: 
Select, measure, cut, fit, and lay floor coverings such as padding, carpet, linoleum, asphalt, cork, vinyl composition tile, vinyl composite mastipave, synthetic grass, epoxy, urethane, plastics, metals or rubber tile according to job specifications.
Preparatory removal of floor coverings, wall-base coverings, adhesives, underlayments, sanding, patching, sealing, and priming of the installation surface.
Installation on floors, walls, ceilings, stairs, fixtures, furnishings, or exterior application on structures, patios, pool perimeters, sport fields, area ways, all other like or similar applications, whether permanent or temporary.
Installation of lining felt, carpet, pad, underlayment compositions, leveling compounds, or any material used as a base for the finished surface.
Measure and mark off floor in accordance with floor covering plan.
Application of mastic to floors prior to laying floor covering.
Application and fitting of fasteners, tackless strips, protective and decorative trim relating to the installation of linoleum, carpet and other materials specified herein tape, nosing, top set or butt-to-base, cap, corner beads, edging, hinging, and all other accessories, and related sundries.
Use of hand and power tools to complete duties such as using a hand-operated carpet power stretcher in putting carpet into place, etc.
Roll linoleum with large roller to adhere it to floor surface.
Sew binding tape on rugs and carpets to make a finished edge and to prevent raveling.
Repair tears and opened seams in carpets and rugs and patch carpeting, by sewing, heatseaming or any other accepted process.
Repair seams and cracks in linoleum and vinyl composition tile floors.
Maintain tools and equipment.
Maintain records of completed work.
Drive automotive equipment to and from work sites.
Nature of Work: The nature of the work will require keen color perception and physical strength and agility.