Job Description

Language: English

Type: Full-time, permanent

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Worksite 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

• Willing to travel

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)