Glazier

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

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

• Repair
• Commercial
• Installation

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Determine type of glass, frames and material required
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• 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
• Instruct apprentices
• Repair glass doors and other glass structures
• Assemble, erect and dismantle scaffolding, rigging and hoisting equipment
• Supervise other workers
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Working at heights training

Experience and specialization

Frame fabrication and installation

• Curtain wall (stock length material)
• Curtain wall (prefabricated material)
• Aluminum framing members

Glass cutting equipment and techniques

• Cutting wheels
• Computerized cutters
• Cut glass plate manually (straight cuts)

Installation specialization

• Skylights and slope glazed installations
• Curtain walls
• Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
• Aquarium
• 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