roofer

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
• Install sheet metal flashings
• Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
• Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week