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

Weight Handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs); Up to 45 kg (100 lbs); Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Work Setting Residential; Industrial; Commercial

Work Site Environment Dangerous; At heights; Noisy; Dusty

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Hand-eye co-ordination; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Large workload; Overtime required

Personal Suitability

Team player; Excellent oral communication; 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