Roofing Carpenter

Overview

Languages
English
Education
~ No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
At heights
Noisy
Dusty
Dangerous
Outdoors
Work setting
Various locations
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
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 single-ply 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
Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Search, locate and repair reported water leaks
Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Working at heights training
Propane in Construction Record of Training
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Type of heavy equipment operated
~ Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts

Area of specialization
Shingled roofs
Conventional and inverted built-up system
Modified roofing system
Rigid pre-formed roofing system
Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
Tiled roofs
Skylights
Additional information
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
Benefits
Financial benefits
~ As per collective agreement