Glazier

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

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

- Repair
- Commercial
- Residential
- Installation
- Shop fabrication
**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
- 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
**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**:

- Cut glass plate manually (straight cuts)
**Installation specialization**:

- Skylights and slope glazed installations
- Curtain walls
- Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
- Shower doors and tub enclosures
- Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:

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

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

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job