roofer

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• At heights.
• Outdoors.
• Hot.
• Cold/refrigerated.
• Work setting: Various locations.
• Commercial.
• Institutional.
• Residential.

Tasks:

• 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.
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements .
• Repair or replace shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings.
• Repair roofing systems.
• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level.
• Install sheet metal flashings.
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.

Specialization or experience:

Eavestroughing and flashing.

Area of specialization:

• Shingled roofs.
• Conventional and inverted built-up system.
• Modified roofing system.
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system.
• Tiled roofs.
• Skylights.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Physically demanding.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Large workload.
• Repetitive tasks.

Weight handling:

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

Personal suitability:

• Dependability.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.