Glass Installer-glazier in Calgary

Work site environment

• At heights
• Hot
• Outdoors

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Repair
• Commercial
• Residential
• Installation

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Glazier Trade Certification

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

Installation specialization

• Curtain walls
• Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
• Shower doors and tub enclosures
• Display cases
• Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)

Equipment

• Carbide and diamond bits

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driver’s validity licence check
• Eligible for professional liability insurance

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Other benefits

• Parking available
• Travel insurance