roofer, metal
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
At heights. Noisy. Dusty. Dangerous. Outdoors.
Work setting:
Various locations. Commercial. Industrial. Institutional. Residential.
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.
- Repair or replace single-ply roofing systems.
- Repair roofing systems.
- 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.
Supervision:
3-4 people.
Area of specialization:
Shingled roofs. Modified roofing system. Single ply sheet membrane roofing system.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Fast-paced environment. Physically demanding. Hand-eye co-ordination. Handling heavy loads. Large workload. Repetitive tasks. Work under pressure.
Weight handling:
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
Personal suitability:
Client focus. Dependability. Reliability. Team player.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning. Evening.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
Morning. Night. Day. Weekend.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees. Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people. Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities. Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.