glass installer-glazier

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma
  
  

Experience

5 years or more

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• At heights
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dangerous
• Hot
• Outdoors
  
  

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Commercial
• Installation
  
  

Responsibilities

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
• Repair glass doors and other glass structures
• 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
  
  

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  
  

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
• Entranceways
  
  

Installation specialization

• Skylights and slope glazed installations
• Curtain walls
• Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
• Shower doors and tub enclosures
  
  

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
  
  

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
  
  

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits
  
  

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)