Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dangerous
- Hot
- Outdoors
Work setting
- On-site customer service
- Willing to relocate
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- 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
- Repair glass doors and other glass structures
- Assemble, erect and dismantle scaffolding, rigging and hoisting equipment
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment
- Operate process control machinery to cut glass or assemble glass window units
Experience and specialization
Type of glass/materials
- Acrylic plexiglass
- Float glass
- Sealed units
Frame fabrication and installation
- Curtain wall (stock length material)
- Curtain wall (prefabricated material)
- Spandrel panel installations
- Aluminum framing members
Glass cutting equipment and techniques
- Computerized cutters
- Temper glass
- Tint glass
Installation specialization
- Skylights and slope glazed installations
- Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Benefits
Health benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
Other benefits
- Team building opportunities