What are the responsibilities and job description for the GENERAL CONSTRUCLABORER position at GORMAN ROOFING SERVICES INC?
Summary
Position responsible for assisting in the installation or repair of roofs on commercial structures. You will also be responsible for assisting in the equipment unload process and carrying tools or roofing materials up a ladder to the work site on the roof and well as ensuring the worksite is clean from debris. You will work as part of a team under the direction of a supervisor or foreman. Critical job duties include ensuring you are working safely and according to the company’s safety procedures.
This position reports directly to a Superintendent, with a dotted line to a Journeyman or Foreman per each job. This position is an hourly, non-exempt position.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in the installation and repair of different roof types
- Align roof material and apply alternate layers of hot asphalt or tar
- Remove roofing shingles with tools and equipment
- Prep work for the new roof to be installed
- Carry bundles of shingles and other roofing materials up ladders
- Additional duties as required by your supervisor, Foreman or Journeyman
- Clean job area of trash and used shingles
- Ability to work on uneven surfaces
- Provide assistance with metal fabrication for metal roofing
- Help install residential gutters and down spouts
- Worked on over 30 roofs of all different kinds of pitch and materials used while roofing.
- Loaded shingles on roof by either using a truck or manually packing them up a ladder.
- Maintained perfect safety record during employment duration
- Clean roof surface before applying roofing materials
- Repair broken shingles and apply sealing compounds to affected areas
- Inspect roofing tiles, composition, and slate shingles
- Replace down spouts, outlet boxes, and gutters
- Locate leaks and apply patches for repair
- Drivers - Operated company truck to and from job site
Experience/Qualifications/Education Preferences
- High school diploma/GED
- 1 year of commercial high and low slope roofing experience or interest in high and low slope roofing
- Experience with SP (EPDM, TPO, PVC), BUR, foam, shingle, tile and metal roofing systems preferred
- Completion of an apprenticeship program preferred
- Valid driver's license and eligibility to work in the U.S.
Skills & Attributes
- Highly motivated self-starter eager to accept challenges and driven to achieve results
- Detail oriented and able to multitask efficiently in a stressful fast paced environment
- verbal and written communication skills
- High ethical standards, honesty, integrity and professionalism
Physical Requirements
Must be able to work in an environment where there may be regular exposure to noise, odors, fumes, temperature fluctuations and other conditions associated with the roofing industries. Lift minimum of 50 lbs, standing for long periods of time. Vision abilities to include: distance, close, color, depth, and peripheral. Also the ability to adjust focus. Regular use of hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.