roofer

Additional Information

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

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dangerous

Work setting

• Commercial

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
• 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

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Modified roofing system
• Tiled roofs

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Safety equipment/gear
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week