roofer

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dangerous
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Residential

Tasks

• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Instruct apprentices
• Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
• Install sheet metal flashings
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

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

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Modified roofing system
• Rigid pre-formed roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Skylights

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Gloves

Personal suitability

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

Employment terms options

• Day
• Overtime available

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)