Glazier

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
**Work site environment**:

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

- Residential
- Installation
**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
- Prepare shop drawings
- Repair glass doors and other glass structures
- Assemble, erect and dismantle scaffolding, rigging and hoisting equipment
- Supervise other workers
- Transport cases of glass
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- 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**:

- CADD Course
- Propane in Construction Record of Training
**Type of glass/materials**:

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

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

- Cutting wheels
- Self-lubricating cutters
- 118 degree wheel
- Circular cutters
- Computerized cutters
- Automatic finger pull machine
- Cut glass plate manually (straight cuts)
- Cut glass plate free-hand (curved cuts)
- Bend glass
- Edge glass plates
- Etch glass
- Notch glass plates
- Laminate glass
- Paint glass
- Sandblast decal designs on glass
- Temper glass
- Tint 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
- Overhead automatic doors
- Shower doors and tub enclosures
- Suspended glazing system
- Vehicle windows, windshields and sunroofs
- Aquarium
- Display cases
- Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)
**Equipment**:

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

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

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
- 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
- Gloves
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?