roofer
- Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
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
Tasks
Transportation/travel information
Health benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
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
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Residential
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
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Reliability
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
More about this job
Responsibilities
Install and repair a range of roofing materials, apply waterproof coatings, and install sheet metal flashings. Estimate costs and materials, interpret blueprints and specifications, erect work platforms, and instruct apprentices or supervise other workers.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 2 to less than 3 years of experience. Candidates must be willing to travel and able to handle physically demanding work at heights in varied, noisy, dusty, and potentially dangerous environments.
Skills
- Roof Installation
- Roof Repair
- Asphalt Shingles
- Wood Shingles and Shakes
- Roofing Tiles
- Metal Roofing
- Sheet Metal Flashings
- Waterproof Coatings
- Cost Estimation
- Material Estimation
- CADD Software
- Scaffolding Installation
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Apprentice Instruction
- Worker Supervision
- Client Communication
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Health Care Plan
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
Keywords
- Roofing
- Asphalt Shingles
- Wood Shingles
- Wood Shakes
- Masonry Roofing Tiles
- Clay Roofing Tiles
- Sloped Roofs
- Waterproof Coatings
- Metal Roofs
- Sheet Metal Flashings
- Cost Estimation
- Material Estimation
- CADD
- Scaffolding
- Falsework
- Working Platforms
- Blueprints
- Maps
- Drawings
- Specifications
- Commercial Construction
- Industrial Construction
- Institutional Construction
- Residential Construction
- Apprentice Instruction
- Worker Supervision
- Work at Heights
- Travel