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Glass Installer-Glazier

Employer

Kismet Glass Ltd

Date Posted

September 03, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Oct 03, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Kismet Glass Ltd

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Installation
  • Shop fabrication

Tasks

  • Determine type of glass, frames and material required
  • 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

Type of glass/materials

  • Float glass
  • Mirrors
  • Sealed units

Frame fabrication and installation

Curtain wall (stock length material)

Glass cutting equipment and techniques

  • 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
  • Walls and other interior areas (i.e. partitions)

Equipment

Carbide and diamond bits

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

5 years or more

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Mileage paid

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Travel insurance

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Glass Installer-Glazier is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Glaziers
METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to install pre-cut mirrors and opaque and transparent glass in furniture and other products

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to measure, mark and cut glass using manual and computerized glass cutters and to replace glass in furniture and other products; and to install, fit, fabricate and attach architectural metals and related substitute products in commercial and residential buildings

INNOVATIVE

Interest in speaking with customers when preparing estimates; in preparing and installing skylights, showcases and aquariums and stained and other special glass in churches, museums, sports and other establishments; and in tinting glass and creating patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting and painting designs

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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