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Floor Sanders and Finishers

  • Architecture and Construction

Tasks

What tasks do Floor Sanders and Finishers perform?

  • Buff and vacuum floors to ensure their cleanliness prior to the application of finish.

  • Inspect floors for smoothness.

  • Scrape and sand floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.

  • Attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.


Knowledge

What do Floor Sanders and Finishers need to know?

  • Building and Construction

    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.


Skills

What skills do Floor Sanders and Finishers need?

  • Operation and Control

    Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

  • Coordination

    Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.



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