Flat Roofer

Employer

Flat Roofing Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty
• Dangerous
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Residential

Tasks

• Install built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials, such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Repair or replace shingles and shakes on sloped roofs of buildings
• Repair or replace single-ply roofing systems
• Repair roofing systems
• 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
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Construction specialization

Roofing

Area of specialization

• Shingled roofs
• Conventional and inverted built-up system
• Modified roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Tiled roofs

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

Experience an asset

Support for newcomers and refugees

Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for Indigenous people

Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations