Glazier

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- On-site customer service
- Repair
- Willing to relocate
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Retail service and repair firm
- Installation
- Shop fabrication
**Tasks**:

- Determine type of glass, frames and material required
- Measure, mark and cut glass
- Position and secure panes in frame
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Assemble and install prefabricated glass, mirrors or glass products
- Install door, window and other hardware
- Instruct apprentices
- Repair glass doors and other glass structures
- Assemble, erect and dismantle scaffolding, rigging and hoisting equipment
- Supervise other workers
- Estimate costs and materials
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Glazier Red Seal Certificate
- Glazier Trade Certification
**Type of glass/materials**:

- Acrylic plexiglass
- Float glass
- Mirrors
- Sealed units
**Frame fabrication and installation**:

- Curtain wall (stock length material)
- Curtain wall (prefabricated material)
- Spandrel panel installations
- Aluminum framing members
- Entranceways
**Glass cutting equipment and techniques**:

- Self-lubricating cutters
- Circular cutters
- Cut glass plate free-hand (curved cuts)
- Etch glass
- Laminate glass
**Installation specialization**:

- Skylights and slope glazed installations
- Curtain walls
- Sports installations (sports courts and boards)
- Stained glass installations
- Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
- Electrically altered glass
- Glass baffles, smoke and sprinkler baffles
- Heat resistant ceramics
- Shower doors and tub enclosures
- Suspended glazing system
- X-ray glass
- Aquarium
- Display cases
- Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)
**Equipment**:

- Carbide and diamond bits
- Brass tube bits
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Vehicle supplied by employer
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Handling heavy loads
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
- Gratuities
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Other benefits