Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Dangerous
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Residential
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
- Instruct apprentices
- Supervise other workers
- 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
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
