Campus

OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email

Brigett Broyles, brigett.broyles@okstate.edu

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Appointment Length

Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice

Hiring Range

$16.00 - $24.00 (contingent upon available funding)

Hourly

Priority Application Date

Resumes will be accepted until position is filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, please include a resume and contact information for three professional references.

About this Position

We are seeking a skilled and experienced roofer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a background in repairing windows, roofs and outdoor guttering.

In addition to joining a dedicated team, we offer many incentives, some of which include promotional opportunities, career development plans, employee and dependent tuition waivers, and a generous benefits package that offers optional medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paid sick and annual leave, retirement benefits, 13 paid holidays per year, and paid parental leave. Other benefits include free gym memberships, confidential employee assistance programs, and more!

Responsibilities include preventative maintenance to prevent and reduce leaks in University roofs. Inspect and repair roof flashing, gutters, and downspouts, and provide management with a written report of repairs needed for each building roof. Make repairs as needed to foam, single-ply, metal roofs, clay tile, built-up, coal tar, and asphalt roofs. Seal and waterproof windows and building exteriors. Inspect and clean roof surfaces while looking for defects, water-entry points, and damage. Tear off and replace built-up roofing and insulation on wood, metal, and concrete decks using the appropriate materials may be required.

Comfort using ladders, lifts, scaffolding, working at heights, sometimes on a pitched surface. Willingness to work outside in all weather, use of power tools, hand tools, and building materials. Must use appropriate personal protective equipment as required (gloves, safety glasses, etc.). These items are provided and not for personal use. This position regularly stands, bends, stoops, lifts above the shoulders, is heavy in manual labor and requires the physical ability to lift up to 100 pounds frequently and in excess of 100 pounds occasionally.

The employee in this position may be required to work overtime after 4 pm, shift work, and be on a rotating standby for emergencies during non-business hours, including when the university is closed and/or other events after 5 pm on weekdays, weekends, and holidays when management deems necessary. The ability to perform snow and ice removal tasks and respond at any time of the day or night when scheduled by management, regardless of weather, will be required; therefore, deeming you as essential personnel.

Promotional opportunities may be available through an established career development plan.

Required Qualifications

• High School/GED (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)

• Roofer I: One year of prior work experience.

  Roofer II: Two years of prior work experience in the roofing or building trades.

  Roofer III: Four years of work experience that includes commercial-type roofing, including EPDM, PVC, TPO, Modified, and clay tile roofing.

  Post-secondary education may be substituted for experience; preference given to post-secondary education in the building/roofing trades.

  Roof repair experience with built-up roof procedures, to include coal tar pitch and asphalt.

  Experience with torch-down materials and modified bitumen

  Experience with roof replacement using composition shingles, EPDM rubber, and single ply and other roll goods roof systems

  Experience replacing and maintaining flashing, gutters, and downspouts. Maintain windows, waterproofing, and sealing building exteriors

• Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses:

  Have before hire and maintain after hire, a valid driver's license. A valid driver's license must be maintained for the operation of an OSU vehicle, which is required in the performance of job duties as assigned.

• Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

  Ability to lift, climb and maneuver 40-foot ladders.

  Ability to become proficient in the use of "AiM" computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software and the use of mobile technology.

  Must work safely and promote a safe environment. 

  Ability to follow instructions precisely and completely, have good communication skills, ability to work with very little supervision

  Positive team standing

  Must have good communications skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Vocational/Technical

• Four (4) years of prior successful work experience in roofing or building trade OR two (2) years post-secondary education in the building trades with two (2) years of prior successful experience in roofing or building trade. Roof repair experience with built-up roof procedures, to include coal tar pitch and asphalt. Experience with roof replacement using composition shingles, EPDM rubber, and single ply and other roll goods roof systems. Experience replacing and maintaining flashing, gutters, down spouts.