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

Personal Suitability

Team player; Client focus; Dependability; Reliability

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Large workload

Work Site Environment Dangerous; Outdoors; At heights; Noisy; Dusty

Security and Safety Bondable

Work Setting

Residential; Institutional; Industrial; Commercial

Weight Handling Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

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

Additional Skills

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

Experience 7 months to less than 1 year

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificateor equivalent experience

Languages English