Glazier

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**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
- Supervise other workers
- Estimate costs and materials
- Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment
**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**:

- Cutting wheels
- Self-lubricating cutters
- Circular cutters
- Automatic finger pull machine
- Cut glass plate manually (straight cuts)
- Cut glass plate free-hand (curved cuts)
- Bend glass
- Edge glass plates
- Laminate glass
- Paint glass
- Tint glass
**Installation specialization**:

- Skylights and slope glazed installations
- Sports installations (sports courts and boards)
- Stained glass installations
- Electrically altered glass
- Glass baffles, smoke and sprinkler baffles
- Heat resistant ceramics
- Shower doors and tub enclosures
- Suspended glazing system
- Vehicle windows, windshields and sunroofs
- Display cases
- Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

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

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Safety glasses/goggles