glazier

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

Experience an asset

On the road

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

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dangerous
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Repair
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Residential
• Retail service and repair firm
• Installation

Responsibilities

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
• Transport cases of glass
• Estimate costs and materials
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Experience and specialization

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
• Display cases
• Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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