glazier and metal mechanic Verified

Work site environment

• At heights
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dangerous
• Hot
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Commercial
• Installation
• Shop fabrication

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
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• 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
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of glass/materials

• Sealed units

Frame fabrication and installation

• Curtain wall (stock length material)
• Curtain wall (prefabricated material)
• Spandrel panel installations
• Aluminum framing members
• Entranceways

Installation specialization

• Skylights and slope glazed installations
• Curtain walls
• Aluminum storefronts, barrel vaults, solariums, commercial window systems
• Glass baffles, smoke and sprinkler baffles
• Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits