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