Acoustical Ceiling Technician - Employee-Owned Team

Precision Additives; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Savings Plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Health Plan

Vision Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Short Term Disability

Voluntary Life Insurance

Job summary

Precision Walls, Inc. is seeking an experienced Acoustical Ceiling Mechanic to install ceiling tiles and related materials across Southeast projects.

You will prepare surfaces, cut and place tiles, and verify alignment with blueprints, contributing to finish work and acoustic performance on building interiors. The role requires adherence to safety procedures, the ability to work in a team, and good communication skills.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction of buildings or other structures.
• Positive attitude and commitment to acquire trade knowledge and quality excellence
• Compliant with safety procedures
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Demonstrates solid verbal and written communication skills; listens to instruction
• Dependable Transportation
• Bilingual is a plus (English/Spanish)

Responsibilities

• Applies acoustical tiles or shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound and to decorate rooms.
• Washes concrete surfaces with washing soda and zinc sulfate solution before mounting tile to increase adhesive qualities of surfaces.
• Inspects furring, mechanical mountings, and masonry surface for plumbness and level, using laser or water level.
• Hangs dry lines to wall molding to guide positioning of main runners.
• Nails or screws molding to wall to support and seal joint between ceiling tile and wall.
• Scribes and cuts edges of tile to fit wall where wall molding is not specified.
• Nails channels or wood furring strips to surfaces to provide mounting for tile.
• Measures and marks surface to lay out work according to blueprints and drawings.
• Cuts tiles for fixture and borders, using keyhole saw, and inserts tiles into supporting framework.
• Applies cement to back of tile and presses tile into place, aligning with layout marks and joints of previously laid tile.

Skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

Snip

Kleins

Punch

Rivot Gun

Impact Drill

Pouch

Knife

Tape Measure

Job description

Precision Walls, Inc. is seeking an experienced Acoustical Ceiling Mechanic to install ceiling tiles and related materials across Southeast projects.

You will prepare surfaces, cut and place tiles, and verify alignment with blueprints, contributing to finish work and acoustic performance on building interiors. The role requires adherence to safety procedures, the ability to work in a team, and good communication skills.