Job details
- JobBank Id: 42171721
- JobSeekr Id: 329385
- Glass Installer-glazier
- Calgary, AB
- Full time
- Kismet Glass Ltd
- $33.00 to $40.00
- 35 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
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Other trades certificate or diploma - or equivalent experience
Experience
5 years or more
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- On-site customer service
- Repair
- Commercial
- Residential
- Installation
- Shop fabrication
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
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Assemble and install prefabricated glass, mirrors or glass products
- Install door, window and other hardware
- Instruct apprentices
- Prepare shop drawings
- Repair glass doors and other glass structures
- Supervise other workers
- Transport cases of glass
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Glazier Red Seal Certificate
- Glazier Trade Certification
Experience and specialization
Type of glass/materials
- Float glass
- Mirrors
- Sealed units
Frame fabrication and installation
- Curtain wall (stock length material)
- Entranceways
Glass cutting equipment and techniques
- Cutting wheels
- Self-lubricating cutters
- Circular cutters
- Cut glass plate manually (straight cuts)
- Temper glass
Installation specialization
- Skylights and slope glazed installations
- 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
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
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Travel insurance