About our company
Established in 1970, Colonial Countertops brings over 50 years of excellence to the industry. We pride ourselves on quality, locally fabricating and installing custom countertops for residential and commercial projects alike.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for the templating and any related matters: visiting the job site, accurately measuring the base materials, and creating an accurate digital, physical or measured template. Templator is a checkpoint between sales and production and plays a key customer service role. This is an entry-level development role suited to someone early in their trade career who is eager to learn. The successful candidate will be fully trained on our templating process and cross-trained over time on our shop equipment, including cutting and saw operations, building toward a well-rounded role within the branch.
Colonial Countertops provides company vehicle, fuel and all required tools.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Measure and digitize profiles for manufacturing countertops at the specified job sites
- Document the job site conditions to ensure successful installations
- Ensure that the job information is full and precise before handing the project off to programming for fabrication
- Properly document accessibility to sites
- Provide detailed site-specific information for the installers, programming and scheduling
- Collect sink information, test fitting sinks into cabinet boxes, verify the location for each sink model
- Communicate with customers before, during and after visiting a site to complete a templating job
- Communicate with production team members about any important specifics of the job site
- Crosstrain and assist in the stone shop as required, including learning to operate cutting and saw equipment under supervision
- Develop proficiency on Colonial’s machines and fabrication processes through on-the-job training
- Troubleshoot and resolve templating issues as required
- Complete full and accurate Reports
- Actively participate in the continuous improvement of the processes and workflow in the team
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Work in a safe manner that complies with all safety guidelines
- Contribute to team effort and completes other duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications
- Experience in a Countertop/Cabinetry, construction, or general trades environment an asset
- Experience with electronic templating equipment an asset
- Knowledge of the construction industry an asset
- Eager to learn and motivated to build a career in the stone and countertop trade
- Mechanical aptitude and comfort working with tools and shop equipment
- Reliable, punctual, and a positive team player
- Strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn accurate site measuring and templating
- Ability to learn and retain information, multi-task and work under pressure in a team-oriented environment
- Ability to lift up 50 lbs
- Valid Class 5 Driver’s License
Growth & Development
Colonial is committed to developing this person over time, providing hands-on training in templating, cutting, saw operations and our fabrication processes. Wage will be reviewed as skills are developed.
Why work for Colonial?
We take pride in a work environment that’s inclusive, and team oriented.
Colonial offers:
- Extended Health and Benefits package after 3 months of full-time employment
- RRSP program where we will match a portion of your contributions
- family and employee assistant programs
- competitive wages
- casual attire
- opportunity for growth within our organization.
Colonial Countertops fosters a safe work environment for each and every employee. We value all our employees and their families.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.00-$30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Experience:
- Measurements and Templating: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Class 5 Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
