roofer

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma. Construction trades, other. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

At heights. Noisy. Dusty. Dangerous. Outdoors.

Work setting:

Various locations. Relocation costs not covered by employer. Residential. Willing to relocate.

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.
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements .
• Repair or replace shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings.
• 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.
• Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools.
• Install sheet metal flashings.
• Estimate costs and materials.
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms.

Supervision:

No supervision responsibility.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification.
• Roofer Trade Certification.
• Working at heights training.
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course.

Area of specialization:

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

Security and safety:

• Bondable.
• Driving record check (abstract).
• Criminal record check.

Transportation/travel information:

• Willing to travel.
• Valid driver's licence.

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).
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

• Safety equipment/gear.
• Steel-toed safety boots.
• Hard hat.
• Safety glasses/goggles.
• Safety harness.
• Gloves.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• Night.
• On call.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.

Green job:

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes.