glazier

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• Hot
• Outdoors

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Repair
• Commercial
• Residential
• Installation

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assemble and install prefabricated glass, mirrors or glass products
• Install door, window and other hardware
• Prepare shop drawings
• Repair glass doors and other glass structures
• Supervise other workers
• Transport cases of glass
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages

Experience and specialization

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
• Entranceways

Installation specialization

• Skylights and slope glazed installations
• Curtain walls
• Stained glass installations
• Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
• Glass baffles, smoke and sprinkler baffles
• Overhead automatic doors
• Shower doors and tub enclosures
• Suspended glazing system
• X-ray glass
• Display cases
• Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available