Evergrain Flooring is looking for a motivated and hardworking Junior Timber Floor Layer / Labourer to join our growing team on the Gold Coast.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent school leaver or someone looking to begin a career in the trades. Timber floor laying is a specialised and often overlooked trade with fantastic opportunities to develop valuable skills and build a rewarding long-term career.
Working directly alongside the business owner and experienced timber floor layers, you'll receive hands-on training and learn the trade from the ground up.
No previous experience is necessary. We're far more interested in your attitude, work ethic and willingness to learn.
For the right candidate, there is potential to progress into a formal apprenticeship as your skills and experience develop.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with laying hybrid, engineered timber and laminate flooring
- Learning how to measure, cut and lay flooring products
- Preparing, grinding and levelling subfloors
- Uplifting and removing existing flooring
- Assisting with skirting boards and finishing details
- Loading, unloading and organising materials and tools
- Maintaining clean, safe and organised job sites
- Learning professional timber floor laying techniques and industry practices
- Assisting with general labouring duties as required
About You
We're not expecting you to know everything. We're looking for someone who's willing to put in the effort to learn.
- Reliable, punctual and hardworking
- Genuinely interested in learning a trade
- Physically capable of undertaking hands-on, labour-intensive work
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Takes pride in their work and pays attention to detail
- Able to follow instructions and work well within a small team
- Respectful and skilled when working in clients' homes
- Current driver's licence and reliable transport (preferred)
- Previous construction experience is an advantage, but definitely not essential
Recent school leavers and those looking for their first opportunity in the trades are strongly encouraged to apply.
About Us
Evergrain Flooring is a growing Gold Coast flooring business specialising in hybrid, engineered timber and laminate flooring. We pride ourselves on quality workmanship, reliability and attention to detail.
We're looking to invest in the right person, with the long-term goal of developing them into a skilled timber floor layer capable of leading their own team and managing projects with a company vehicle.
Benefits
- Full-time employment opportunity
- Competitive pay based on experience and ability
- Hands-on training directly alongside the business owner and experienced timber floor layers
- Chance to learn a specialised trade with excellent career potential
- Potential to progress into a formal timber flooring apprenticeship for the right candidate
- Supportive, friendly and professional team environment
- Variety of residential flooring projects across the Gold Coast
- Genuine opportunities for long-term career progression
- Potential to develop into a leadership role, managing projects and your own team with a company vehicle
Please note: This position is initially an entry-level employment opportunity. A formal apprenticeship is not guaranteed and would be subject to a separate arrangement.
Ready to Get Started?
If you're based on the Gold Coast, enjoy working with your hands and are looking for an opportunity to learn a trade with genuine career potential, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply through SEEK with a brief introduction about yourself and why you're interested in getting into the trades.
No experience? No problem. The right attitude is what matters most.