Roofer

No degree, certificate or diploma
2 years to less than 3 years

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Propane in Construction Record of Training
• Rooftop Safety Training
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Additional Skills

• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Instruct apprentices

Area of Specialization

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

Weight Handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Work Setting

• Institutional
• Industrial
• Commercial

Security and Safety

• Driving record check (abstract)
• Criminal record check

Own Tools/Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Work Site Environment

• Dangerous
• Outdoors
• At heights

Transportation/Travel Information

• Willing to travel

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Location Information

• Various locations

Personal Suitability

• Team player
• Dependability
• Reliability

Roofer Specific Skills

• Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
• Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level