roofer

Overview

Languages: English

Education:

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 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
• Institutional
• Residential

Responsibilities

Tasks:

• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• 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
• Estimate costs and materials
• Operate CADD and other computer software systems
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Additional information

Transportation/travel information:

• Willing to travel

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

Personal suitability:

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits:

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits:

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)