Commercial Drop Ceiling Technician | Tri-State Area, PA

Worksite: 70-mile radius of Quakertown (Tri-State Area, PA)

About the Role

The Commercial Drop Ceiling Technician applies plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. They may also apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls to reduce or reflect sound.

Responsibilities

• Accurately measure height, width, length, and other proportions, including establishing correct ceiling heights.
• Perform basic material take-off to ensure proper material selection and quantity needed.
• Work with blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
• Read blueprints and perform proper layout for work to be installed.
• Examine blueprints and specifications to determine types of grid and tiles and where they are appropriately installed.
• Work with materials such as wood, metal, plastic, fiberglass, and/or drywall.
• Utilize appropriate tools to build or repair structural components.
• Join materials with nails, screws, staples, or adhesives.
• Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and lasers to ensure everything is level and secure.
• Check work along the way to ensure it's up to code and specifications.
• Install all types of ceiling grid systems (standard, slotted, and specialty products).
• Inspect drywall partitions, mechanical mountings, and masonry surface for plumb and level, using a laser level.
• Hang or mechanically fasten support wires for acoustical ceiling grid from building structure.
• Hang dry lines (stretched string) to wall molding to guide positioning of main runners.
• Nail or screw molding to wall to support and seal joint between ceiling tile and wall.
• Scribe and cut edges of tile to fit wall where wall molding is not specified.
• Measure and mark surface to lay out work according to blueprints and drawings.
• Install acoustical ceiling main runners and cross runners.
• Cut tiles for fixture and borders, using keyhole saw, and insert tiles into supporting framework.
• Erect scaffolding.
• Always exercise the proper use of PPE.
• Coordinate with other trades on project to ensure an efficient installation flow.
• Attend required safety training as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience working with commercial carpentry tools and building materials.
• Knowledge and understanding of construction safety devices and PPE.
• 2+ years commercial ceiling installation experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Participation in a secondary or post-secondary trade curriculum or 4 years apprenticeship program in Carpentry.
• 4+ years’ commercial ceiling installation experience.

Skills

• Self-motivated to grow personally and professionally through ongoing education.
• Conscientious with customers in meeting their needs, wants, and expectations.
• Ability to make decisions that promote successful outcomes for employees, customers, and/or the organization.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the internal and external environment.
• Ability to build relationships through effective communication skills (listening, speaking, and behaving).
• Ability to focus on and meet target goals and objectives.
• Ability to work effectively and productively as a member of a cross-functional team.
• Proactively define and resolve problems before they become issues.
• Ability to manage one's internal states, impulses, and resources.

Work Environment

Carpenters work indoors and outdoors on many types of construction projects, with varying degrees of exposure to the elements.

Physical Requirements

• Full dexterity of hands and arms.
• Ability to see objects both close and far away.
• Ability to focus on specific sounds in a noisy environment.
• Must be fit for duty and not under the influence of mind-altering or performance-altering substances at any time.
• Must not possess or use mind or performance-altering substances while performing any company task.

Company Standards

• Adhere to the company’s safety policy and use all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Represent the company in a positive, professional manner with fellow employees and within the communities served.
• Encourage and maintain teamwork throughout the company and communicate all pertinent information in a timely and effective manner.
• Maintain integrity by embracing high ethical standards and adhering to company policies.
• Consistently demonstrate the company’s guiding values of Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Integrity, Teamwork, and Community.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Medical Gap Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Basic Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K
• Employee Referral Program

The following clearances, or proof of application, are required: Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.