About the job
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
What you'll do
- Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together.
- Confer with customers to determine project requirements or to provide cost estimates.
- Create patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting, or painting designs.
- Grind or polish glass, smoothing edges when necessary.
- Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare.
- Move furniture to clear work sites and cover floors or furnishings with drop cloths.
- Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
- Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds and trim excess material with glazing knives.
- Prepare glass for cutting by resting it on rack edges or against cutting tables and brushing thin layer of oil along cutting lines or dipping cutting tools in oil.
- Select the type or color of glass or mirror according to specifications.
Things you need to know
- Building and Construction – Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Customer and Personal Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Design – Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Abilities you'll need to have
- Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
- Operation and Control – Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Operation Monitoring – Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.