roofer

Overview
Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience
Experience an asset

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• At heights

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities
Tasks

• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay 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 or replace single-ply roofing systems
• Repair roofing systems
• Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
• Install sheet metal flashings

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• 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
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Skylights

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Reliability

Benefits
Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Other Benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth