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Cook County Offices Under The President Administrative Hearings Auditor Bureau of Administration Bureau of Economic Development Bureau of Finance Bureau of Human Resources Bureau of Technology Facilities Office of the President Job Summary Plans and carries out the installation and repairs of windows, doors, display cases, firehose cabinets, glass shelving, partitions, fixtures, or other surfaces such as interior walls, or table tops. Reviews blueprints for specific information pertaining to various types of materials required for glazing such as wood, metal, steel, iron, aluminum sash, beveled glass, lead glass, protection glass, plate glass windows, wire glass, ribbed glass, ground glass, colored glass, figured glass, tempered and laminated glass, different types of insulating glass units, fiber glass, plastic, flat or corrugated, all types of opaque glass, and mirrors. May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED) CertificateandFour (4) years of full-time work experience in the glass/glazing field OR
• Successful completion of an approved and recognized apprenticeship program or equivalent pursuant to attaining Journeyman status as a Glazier.

This position is considered a safety-sensitive position. Candidates who are selected to fill safety-sensitive positions must pass a required drug test as part of the pre-employment background check process.

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//www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/default/files/service/drug-and-alcohol-policy.pdf Candidates who are contacted will be required to produce original required documents (e.g., current driver's license, diploma, school transcript, certifications, etc.) listed on the Notice of Job Opportunity within five (5) days of being extended an offer, in writing, by the Bureau Chief of BHR (or designee). Candidates will be notified of how to submit required documents.

• Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States territories and Canada, must be credentialed by the World Education Services (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or a National Association of Credential Evaluation (NACES) member organization.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

• Thorough and extensive knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, tools, equipment, materials, and techniques of the Glazier's trade.
• Skill in reading and following blueprints, sketches and other types of specifications.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Skill in the use and operation of hand and power tools.
• This position may require moderate to extensive travel to work assignments throughout Cook County, for which the employee must provide his or her own adequate means of transportation.
• This position occasionally requires various types of physical exertion including, but not limited to climbing, lifting, pulling, pushi.

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