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Glass Installer-Glazier
Employer
Kismet Glass LtdDate Posted
September 03, 2024Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 35 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Oct 03, 2024
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
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information to install pre-cut mirrors and opaque and transparent glass in furniture and other products
- OBJECTIVE
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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
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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
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