roofer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• At heights
• Outdoors
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Institutional
• Residential

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Repair or replace shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings
• Repair roofing systems
• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level
• Install sheet metal flashings
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Experience and specialization

Specialization or experience

• Eavestroughing and flashing

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Conventional and inverted built-up system
• Modified roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Tiled roofs
• Skylights

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player