Baker Roofing Company is hiring: Steep Slope Roofer in Columbia

Baker Roofing Company – Steep Slope Roofer

This is a unique opportunity to take control of and propel you along your career path. Baker Roofing invests in our employees by empowering success through a structured growth plan and intensive training courses. We value our employees by providing competitive benefits, prioritizing safety, and emphasizing work-life balance.

With more than 20 locations across the Southeast, Baker Roofing Company is an industry leader in providing an outstanding experience in commercial roofing, residential construction, metal fabrication, restoration, and more. We pride ourselves on over 100 years of quality work, investing in our employees, and providing a family-centered culture.

Benefits:

• 7 Paid Holidays
• Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401K
• PTO
• Weekly Pay

 Summary

Assist Project Managers and Foremen with preparing the job site for installation of roofing systems with materials such as metal, shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, and related materials. May operate hand and power tools of all types.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years hands on experience in at least 3 of the following systems:
• Copper and/or zinc standing seam
• Slate, tile, synthetic slate, asphalt shingles
• Soldering copper and stainless steel
• Education: High School/ G.E.D
• Experience working on large scale commercial steep slope projects- start to finish
• Ability to travel 60-75% of the time
• Must speak English, Spanish is a plus
• Driver's license (preferred not required)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of safety techniques and procedures to set up a safety plan including toolbox talks, safety huddles
• Calculate and control labor projections, material storage, and material needs
• Ability to read shop drawings, reproduce manufacturing details, and layout roofs and walls
• Knowledge of how to cut, shape, fit, join, and install edge metal, insulation, ice & water shields, wood, or other construction materials
• Run material inventory
• Knowledge of how to install pipe boots, ridge/hip caps, rake, nail base, valley, eave lock, and ice & water shield
• Knowledge of how to install counter flashing, coping, fascia, gutters, miters, downspouts, roof curbs, flat lock, and thru-wall flashing
• Knowledge of how to install crickets, chimney flashing, curbs, and how to make seaming and horizontal and vertical soldering
• Ability to fulfill: timesheets, shop requisitions, and job reports
• Interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to work on a team and take corrective action when necessary
• Ability to train and supervise the crew and subcontractors as needed in order to meet the quality and production goals
• Meet with GC and customers

Essential Functions

• Maintain job site cleanliness and daily housekeeping
• Communicate with manager, everyday regarding job progress, field problems, technical questions, etc.
• Must know how to take trim/panel measurements and clips spacing plans
• Cover exposed nail heads with roofing cement or caulking to prevent water leakage and rust
• Covering roofs and exterior walls of structures with metal, slate, single-ply systems, asphalt, aluminum, wood, gravel, gypsum, and/or related materials, using brushes, knives, punches, hammers, and other tools
• Operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment
• Repair cracks, defects, and/or damages using proper materials
• Apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings
• Adhere to company safety policies and procedures

Physical Demands

• Requires standing up for long periods of time
• Requires use of ladders, scaffolds, and stairways
• Requires ability to climb, lift, balance, walk, and handle materials
• Requires use of abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without giving out or fatiguing
• Requires seeing details at close range
• Requires repetitive movement, bending or twisting, kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling
• Requires ability to stand, walk, lift, and carry items weighing 50 pounds regularly

Work Environment

• Requires working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions, in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures, including exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable
• Includes exposure to contaminants, hazardous material, or equipment
• Mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious consequences, therefore safety procedures need to be followed
• Requires exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
• Requires exposure to high places or dangerous conditions

Disclaimer:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Baker Roofing Company is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. If you need special assistance or accommodation in applying for employment at Baker Roofing Company, please contact our Recruiting department at 919-828-2975 or recruiting@bakerroofing.com.

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