metal roofer

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 5 years or more

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

Various locations

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
• 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
• Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• Fit and join sheet metal parts
• Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Area of specialization

• Conventional and inverted built-up system
• Rigid pre-formed roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses / goggles
• Gloves

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
8 days ago