roofer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

5 years or more

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dangerous
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• 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
• 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
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• 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
• Weigh materials and goods

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Metal

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Modified roofing system
• Rigid pre-formed roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Skylights

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Team player