I was interested in a job where I could be outside and learn new skills. This career appealed to me because I was interested in travelling, and with Comag you’re not always in the one place. I also had friends from school that came here.

Heaps of stuff to be honest. Laying the roof, laying flashings where they should go, and making sure things a watertight. Also working with a team. At my old job I was just by myself so I had to learn how to work with others.

Starting early and working late was a challenge at first. At my other job it was 8am- 4pm, here it is generally 7am-5pm but sometimes we start at 6am and can sometimes finish at 6pm-6:30pm. Daylight savings can even be 7pm or 8pm finish depending on the job and location but that is not very often. Even though I would set an alarm I would just put it on snooze, but my brother would help me out. He would start around the same time and if I didn’t wake up at a certain time he would come wake me up. After a while I got used to the hours, in roofing you are a team, and you don’t want to let you team mates down by being late. I still manage to go to the gym and stuff outside of work and the extra hours means I get extra wages.

Working with my mates. Also I like getting a job done in a certain amount of time. I enjoy a bit of a challenge.

Someone who is eager to learn and has a good attitude. Also you have to be fit and strong because you’re carrying a lot of sheets. Someone who can clean up after themselves!

Social events – those are nice perks! We sometimes even do claybird shooting. I also learned heaps here. Sometimes if it’s raining and you can’t do roofing, they’ll put you somewhere else like drainage or plumbing so you’re still getting experience doing other things, so there’s a lot of variety which I enjoy.

First of all I want to get qualified, and then see what happens from there…start my own company maybe. Or stay here and help grow the younger boys and get them qualified.