Roofer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
**Work site environment**:

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

- Various locations
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
- Instruct apprentices
- 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
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Working at heights training
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
**Area of specialization**:

- Shingled roofs
- Conventional and inverted built-up system
- Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
- Skylights
**Security and safety**:

- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
**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**:

- Dependability
- Excellent written communication
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Life insurance