Overview

Job Overview

• Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install sheet metal flashings, Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
• Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• 3 years to less than 5 years
• Physically demanding, Handling heavy loads, Overtime required, Repetitive tasks, Hand-eye co-ordination, Bending, crouching, kneeling

Required Skills

Experience using various hand tools and equipment, such as scaffolds, taking safety rules into consideration Physical strength and good balance Ability to work at heights for long hours An apprenticeship or license in roofing or relevant field is a plus

Tools

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

Other Requirements

• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver’s licence
• At heights
• Noisy
• Dangerous
• Outdoors
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Shingled roofs
• Modified roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system