Roofer

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Dangerous
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• 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 shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings
• Repair roofing systems
• Supervise other workers
• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level
• Install sheet metal flashings
• Estimate costs and materials

Supervision

• 3-4 people

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

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Team player