Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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Work site environment

- At heights
- Noisy
- Dangerous
- Outdoors

Work setting

- Various locations
- Commercial
- Residential

Responsibilities

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
- Instruct apprentices
- 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

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

- Shingled roofs
- Skylights

Additional 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

Weight handling

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player

Perks

Health benefits

- Dental plan
- Health care plan

📌 roofer (Burnaby)
🏢 Broadway Roofing Co.
📍 Burnaby