glass installer-glazier

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Repair
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Installation

Tasks

• Determine type of glass, frames and material required
• Measure, mark and cut glass
• Position and secure panes in frame
• Assemble and install prefabricated glass, mirrors or glass products
• Install door, window and other hardware
• Repair glass doors and other glass structures
• Assemble, erect and dismantle scaffolding, rigging and hoisting equipment
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Working at heights training
• Glazier Trade Certification
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Type of glass / materials

• Float glass
• Mirrors
• Sealed units

Frame fabrication and installation

• Curtain wall (stock length material)
• Curtain wall (prefabricated material)
• Spandrel panel installations
• Aluminum framing members

Glass cutting equipment and techniques

• Cut glass plate manually (straight cuts)
• Laminate glass

Area of specialization

• Commercial properties

Installation specialization

• Skylights and slope glazed installations
• Curtain walls
• Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
• Overhead automatic doors
• Suspended glazing system
• Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)
• Doors

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools / equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

• Day

Other benefits

• Free parking available