Roofer
Port to Port Immigration Services Inc. Halifax, Nova Scotia
Contract / Freelance
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
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
- 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
- Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
Work conditions and physical capabilities- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
Weight handling- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 60 hours per week
Salary: $25.00 to $29.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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