Roofing labourer
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- At heights.
- Noisy.
- Dangerous.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
Work setting:
- Urban area.
- Various locations.
- Rural area.
- Construction site.
Tasks:
- Load, unload and transport construction materials.
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades.
- Perform routine maintenance work.
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites.
- Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings.
Construction specialization:
Residential. Roofing.
Area of specialization:
Shingled roofs.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Tight deadlines.
- Manual dexterity.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Weight handling:
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
- Tools.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Hard hat.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
- Gloves.
- Uniform.
- Cellular phone.
- Ear plugs.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.
- Variable or compressed work week.
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Supports for visible minorities:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.