Languages English

Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience 1 year to less than 2 years

Additional Skills

Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications; Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Area of Specialization

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

Weight Handling More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Work Setting Residential; Commercial

Work Site Environment Outdoors; At heights

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Hand-eye co-ordination; Large workload

Work Location Information Various locations

Personal Suitability Team player; Dependability; Reliability

Roofer Specific Skills

Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel; Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions; 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; Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level

Shingler Specific Skills

Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings