Floor Sanders and Finishers
Sanding hardwood floors finishers scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of wood floor finishes.
Floor finisher job description: The major responsibilities performed by a floor sander are buffing and vacuuming floors to keep the floor clean, scraping and sanding floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, wood floor finishes and sandpaper, and inspecting floors for smoothness. They attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines and guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
After completing a basic high school diploma or GED certificate, they can work part-time or full-time jobs applying for wood floor finishes. The ability to move quickly is required to do quick shine floor finish tasks. Good listening skill, along with a cooperative attitude and excellent command over equipment or system, is needed for sanding hardwood floors finishers. With experience, you can expect an upsurge in the median wages of an individual who does wood floor finishes.
To succeed as a floor sander, you ought to hold certain abilities such as trunk strength, multi limb coordination, control precision, manual dexterity, and be careful about details. These kinds of job profiles require a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges for a person to accomplish a smooth, quick shining floor finish.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- NSQF Level 2 Assistant Mason
- NSQF Level 4 Mason Special Finishing
Tasks
- Inspect floors for smoothness.
- Scrape and sand floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.
- Guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
- Attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.
- Apply filler compound and coats of finish to floors to seal wood.
- Remove excess glue from joints, using knives, scrapers, or wood chisels.
Progression Routes
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