built-up flat roofer

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• At heights.
• Dangerous.
• Outdoors.
• Work setting: Various locations.
• Commercial.
• Industrial.
• Institutional.

Tasks:

• Install built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel.
• Install single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials, such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions.
• Repair or replace single-ply roofing systems.
• Repair roofing systems.
• Instruct apprentices.
• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course.

Area of specialization:

• Conventional and inverted built-up system.
• Modified roofing system.
• Rigid pre-formed roofing system.
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

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

Weight handling:

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Reliability.
• Team player.

Experience:

3 years to less than 5 years.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Overtime required.
• Overtime available.

Green job:

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.