roofer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

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Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
• Install single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials, such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Repair or replace single-ply roofing systems
• Repair roofing systems
• 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

Supervision

• No supervision responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
• Working at heights training
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) clearance Certificate
• Propane in Construction Record of Training
• Rooftop Safety Training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Conventional and inverted built-up system
• Modified roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Pension plan