Roofer

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Work site environment

• At heights
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Willing to relocate

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
• 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
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Roofer Trade Certification
• Working at heights training
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• Rooftop Safety Training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Modified roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Tiled roofs
• Skylights

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Safety harness
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Gasoline paid

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer