Installs and maintains built-up roofs, composition roof coverings, shakes, shingles and plastic, metal, rubber, etc. membranes.
Wage Rate: $23.25 (Base rate, not including benefits)
Do you like working outside? Do you get along well with others? Are you in good shape and interested in working in high places? Then you could become a Flatroofer or Shingler!
Flatroofers prepare and apply protective coverings to flat and sloped roof surfaces in residential, commercial and industrial structures.
Shinglers install and repair shingles, shakes, tiles and other sloped roof materials used in roofwater shedding systems.
You can get a jump-start on your future career in the construction trades by checking out construction courses offered at colleges and high schools. These hands-on courses will help you build the basic skills you will use in the construction industry.
While you're still in high school, you can begin an apprenticeship program as a Senior Years Apprentice and earn both high school and apprenticeship credits at the same time. After high school graduation, many Senior Years apprentices continue in regular, full-time apprenticeship programs.
While Manitoba does not offer a complete Roofer apprenticeship program, you can become certified. To be an apprentice in this trade, you must be at least 16 years old. You should be a Senior 4 graduate, or, as a mature student, have an equivalent academic standing.
3 levels with in-school sessions.
You must have a qualified employer who is willing to train you as an apprentice. To register in the apprenticeship program, you and your employer complete an application form together and submit it to the Apprenticeship Branch. Once the application is approved, apprenticeship training begins under the supervision of a qualified journeyperson.
The apprenticeship consists of three levels of both on-the-job practical experience and some in-school technical training. (Work hours and school time must total at least 1200 hours per level.) If you have successfully completed related courses of study or work experience you may be eligible for advanced standing in the apprenticeship program.
The Apprenticeship Branch arranges your classroom technical training. When you go to school, you pay a small portion of the tuition and are responsible for the cost of any required books and supplies. Most apprentices are eligible for employment insurance (EI) when they go to school.
When you successfully complete all levels of training, and score at least 70 % on your final examination, you receive a Certificate of Qualification confirming your status as a certified journeyperson. Your certificate also has "Red Seal" endorsement that means your trade qualifications are generally recognized throughout most of Canada.
For more detailed information on apprenticeship training in this trade, check the Apprenticeship web site at : http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/aet/apprent/index.htm
Wage Rate: $23.25 (Base rate, not including benefits).
Employers provide holiday and vacation pay and may also provide other benefits such as group insurance for health, dental and vision care, retirement packages, and training benefits. The value of the benefits can range from 20% to 30% over and above the basic hourly pay rate. When the weather is good and building activity is high, Roofers may work considerable overtime. Most pitched roof applicators are paid according to the quantity of work completed (piece work), not the number of hours worked.
Most Roofers are employed by roofing contractors on construction or repair jobs.
Roofers may advance to supervisory, foreman or estimating positions.