Job Description:

• 1) Supplies and mixes construction materials for MARBLE SETTER , applies grout, and cleans installed marble: Moves marble installation materials, tools, machines, and work devices to work areas.

• 2) Mixes mortar, plaster, and grout, as required, following standard formulas and using manual or machine mixing methods.

• 3) Moves mixed mortar or plaster to installation area, manually or using wheelbarrow.

• 4) Selects marble slab for installation, following numbered sequence or drawings.

• 5) Drills holes and chisels channels in edges of marble slabs to install metal wall anchors, using power drill and chisel.

• 6) Bends wires to form metal anchors, using pliers, inserts anchors into drilled holes of marble slab, and secures anchors in place with wooden stake and plaster.

• 7) Moves marble slabs to installation site, using dolly, hoist, or portable crane.

• 8) Fills marble joints and surface imperfections with grout, using grouting trowel or spatula, and removes excess grout, using wet sponge.

• 9) Grinds and polishes marble, using abrasives, chemicals, and manual or machine grinding and polishing techniques.

• 10) Cleans installed marble surfaces, work and storage areas, installation tools, machinery, and work aids, using water and cleaning agents.

• 11) Stores marble, installation materials, tools, machinery, and related items.

• 12) May modify mixing, material moving, grouting, polishing, and cleaning methods and procedures, according to type of installation or materials.

• 13) May repair and fill chipped, cracked, or broken marble pieces, using torch, spatula, and heat sensitive adhesive and filler.

• 14) May secure marble anchors to studding, using pliers, and cover ends of anchors with plaster to secure anchors in place.

• 15) May assist MARBLE SETTER to saw and position marble.

• 16) May erect scaffolding and related installation structures.