Roofer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Dangerous
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
- Supervise other workers
- Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
- Install sheet metal flashings
- Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
- Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
- Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
- Estimate costs and materials
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**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
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**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
- Overtime required
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Team player