roofer

Government of Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A government organization in Ottawa is seeking skilled individuals for roofing installation positions. Candidates must possess a secondary school diploma and have 2-3 years of experience in roofing. This role entails installing various roofing systems, reading blueprints, and performing physically demanding tasks at various sites. Benefits include health plans and travel expense coverage. Candidates must be dependable, reliable, and able to work in fast-paced, outdoor environments.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Free parking available

Qualifications

• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Install built-up roofing systems using various materials.
• Read blueprints and specifications to determine work requirements.
• Apply waterproof coatings to surfaces.

Skills

Team player

Dependability

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 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
• Dangerous
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• 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
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Repair or replace shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings
• 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
• Install sheet metal flashings

Experience and specialization 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 Transportation/travel information

• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available