Job Description

Work Term: Permanent Work Language: English Hours: 40 hours per week Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years or equivalent experience

Work site environment

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At heights Noisy Dusty Dangerous Outdoors

Work setting

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Various locations Commercial Industrial Institutional Residential

Tasks

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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 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 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 Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal

Supervision

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1 to 2 people

Security and safety

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Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

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Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

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More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

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Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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Dependability Reliability Team player

Screening questions

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Are you authorized to work in Canada?

Financial benefits

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* Pension plan