Glazier
Progress Glass Company Ltd.
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- On-site customer service
- Repair
- Retail service and repair firm
- Installation
- Shop fabrication
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
- Estimate costs and materials
Experience and specialization
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
- Cut glass plate free-hand (curved cuts)
- Edge glass plates
Installation specialization
- Curtain walls
- Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
- Shower doors and tub enclosures
- Vehicle windows, windshields and sunroofs
- Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling