roofer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Dangerous
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Commercial
• Residential
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level
• Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
• Install sheet metal flashings
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Working at heights training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Tiled roofs
• Skylights

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Team player