roofer

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• At heights.
• Dusty.
• Outdoors.
• Work setting: Various locations.
• Commercial.
• 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 shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings.
• 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.
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

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

Weight handling:

Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

• Steel-toed safety boots.
• Hard hat.
• Gloves.

Personal suitability:

Team player.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.