Your profession: Glass finisher (m/f)
Professional activities
Glass finishers process various glass products depending on their specialism.
- Glass finishers specialising in stained glass work and artistic glass design produce painted glass for doors, windows or pictures.
- Glass finishers specialising in edge and surface finishing mostly use flat glass to manufacture products. They finish edges and surfaces via processes such as grinding, sandblasting or etching.
- Glass finishers specialising in grinding and engraving mostly process pre-fabricated hollow glass products. Examples of the work they perform include ornamental grinding, decorative grinding and various engravings.
Fields of work
Possible places or areas of employment for glass finishers include the following.
- Glass design workshops
- Glass or decorative glass manufacturers
- Companies manufacturing products such as glass jewels or glass housings for lamps
- Specialist companies involved in the restoration of artistic glazing
- Glass finishing companies
- Glass finishing departments at glassworks
- Companies in the optics industry
- Glazing sector
Regulation
This profession is not regulated in Germany.
The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).