Education
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate 1 year to less than 2 years
On the road job
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work environment
• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Dangerous
• Outdoors
Work Setting
• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Residential
Responsibilities
Tasks
• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• 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
• Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
• Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Credentials
Certificates, licenses, memberships, and courses
• Working at heights training
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
• Shingled roofs
• Rigid pre-formed roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
Security and safety
• Criminal record check
• Drug test
Transportation/travel
• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver’s license
Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Overtime required
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
Personal suitability
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player