Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for a Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer to apply wallboard to ceilings and interior walls. Responsibilities include hanging dry lines, assembling metal framing, sealing joints between tiles and walls, and fitting drywall into position. Ideal candidates should possess critical thinking, coordination, and time management skills. This opportunity is based in the United States and is crucial for efficient building operations.

Responsibilities

• Hang dry lines to wall moldings to guide positioning of main runners.
• Assemble or install metal framing or decorative trim for windows, doorways, or vents.
• Seal joints between ceiling tiles and walls.
• Install horizontal and vertical metal or wooden studs to frames.
• Cut metal or wood framing and trim to size, using cutting tools.
• Fit and fasten wallboard or drywall into position using glue, nails, or screws.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Coordination

Judgment and Decision Making

Speaking

Monitoring

Time Management

Job description

Overview

Life As a Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer

Job Description: Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material.

Responsibilities

• Hang dry lines to wall moldings to guide positioning of main runners.
• Assemble or install metal framing or decorative trim for windows, doorways, or vents.
• Seal joints between ceiling tiles and walls.
• Install horizontal and vertical metal or wooden studs to frames so that wallboard can be attached to interior walls.
• Cut metal or wood framing and trim to size, using cutting tools.
• Fit and fasten wallboard or drywall into position on wood or metal frameworks, using glue, nails, or screws.

Qualifications / Skills

• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.