roofer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
• 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
• Install single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials, such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Repair or replace shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings
• Repair or replace single-ply roofing systems
• Repair roofing systems
• 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

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

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 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player