Occupation information for Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: More than 1 year on-the-job training

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• Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.
• Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.
• Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
• Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
• Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.
• Operate electric kilns that heat and mold glass sheets to the shape and curve of metal jigs.
• Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.
• Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures and regulate oven temperatures, according to glass types to be processed.
• Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
• Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.

Tools:

• Air compressors
• Blow torch
• Calipers
• Glass cutters
• Vacuum ovens

Technology:

• Accounting software
• Electronic mail software
• Inventory management software
• Spreadsheet software

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