Carpet & Flooring Installer
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25 - $38/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For anyone planning a long-term career in a skilled trade, this Christchurch opening spans several levels. A well-regarded flooring firm is growing and is recruiting skilled floor layers, team leads who can head up a job, and motivated learners at junior or apprentice stage. More than one appointment may be made.
Projects range across homes and light commercial premises in the wider city. These permanent, full-time posts carry a floor of 37.5 hours weekly and a usual load of 40 to 42, largely on weekdays, with longer days at times. Leads are accountable for each project end to end and coordinate a colleague or small team, while newer starters build capability with supervision fitted to their level.
On the migration side, AEWV applicants are welcome, including candidates requiring employer sponsorship support to apply for an Accredited Employer Work Visa. Employment remains subject to obtaining the appropriate New Zealand work rights.
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Key Responsibilities
- Plan every installation from the job file, verifying stock, quantities and the specification.
- Carry out precise measuring and setting out, followed by cutting and fitting.
- Lay carpet on underlay with trims and accessories, and extend into sheet vinyl and vinyl plank as your competence and training grow.
- Prepare substrates by lifting and disposing of old coverings, then smoothing, grinding or levelling as each site demands.
- Escalate access, preparation, scheduling or site-condition concerns early.
- Deliver consistent workmanship and hand over spotless, tidy rooms.
- Represent the business professionally to customers, builders, site managers and suppliers.
- Keep timesheets and job documentation precise.
- Handle the safe loading, unloading and transport of stock, tools and equipment, service your equipment and comply with workplace health and safety requirements.
Requirements & Eligibility
- A dependable, punctual professional who takes pride in workmanship.
- Effective communication, a professional manner with clients and a productive contribution to the team.
- Openness to direction and a commitment to continual learning and improvement.
- Capacity to manage flooring materials safely and meet the physical demands of the trade.
- At senior level a full driver licence; at junior and trainee level a licence is preferred, with dependable transport to the meeting point you agree essential.
- Senior roles demand strong carpet installation skills, independent management of jobs and the confidence to organise and support another installer or a small crew.
- Sheet vinyl and vinyl plank capability is highly valued.
- Prior flooring experience is not required of trainees; reliability, eagerness to learn, practical curiosity and a good work ethic are essential.
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