Roofer

Work site environment

• At heights
• 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
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Repair or replace shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings
• 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 

• Working at heights training
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Rigid pre-formed roofing system
• Skylights

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player