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Careers / Elevator Installers and Repairers

Summary Description


	Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Accessibility Lift Technician

2.	Building Serviceman

3.	Contract Serviceman

4.	Elevator Adjuster

5.	Elevator Builder

6.	Elevator Constructor

7.	Elevator Erector

8.	Elevator Examiner and Adjuster

9.	Elevator Installation and Repair Maintenance Worker

10.	Elevator Installer Apprentice

11.	Elevator Mechanic

12.	Elevator Mechanic Apprentice

13.	Elevator Repair and Maintenance Technician

14.	Elevator Repairer

15.	Elevator Repairer Apprentice

16.	Elevator Service Mechanic

17.	Elevator Service Technician

18.	Elevator Serviceman

19.	Elevator Technician

20.	Elevator Troubleshooter

21.	Elevator Worker

22.	Escalator Installer

23.	Escalator Mechanic

24.	Escalator Service Mechanic

25.	Freight Elevator Erector

26.	Hydraulic Elevator Constructor

27.	Installer

28.	Platform Power Technician

Job Tasks

	Assemble, install, repair, and maintain elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, and dumbwaiters, using hand and power tools, and testing devices such as test lamps, ammeters, and voltmeters. Assemble products or production equipment. Maintain mechanical equipment.

	Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time. Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.

	Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment. Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement. Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.

	Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards. Evaluate construction projects to determine compliance with external standards or regulations. Prepare operational reports.

	Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors. Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.

	Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings. Maintain mechanical equipment.

	Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment. Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.

	Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly. Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects.

	Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring. Maintain mechanical equipment. Repair electrical equipment.

	Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed. Record operational or environmental data.

	Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date. Update job related knowledge or skills.

	Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts. Assemble products or production equipment.

	Operate elevators to determine power demands, and test power consumption to detect overload factors. Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation. Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.

	Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables. Assemble products or production equipment.

	Bolt or weld steel rails to the walls of shafts to guide elevators, working from scaffolding or platforms. Install metal structural components. Weld metal components.

	Assemble elevator cars, installing each car's platform, walls, and doors. Assemble products or production equipment.

	Install outer doors and door frames at elevator entrances on each floor of a structure. Install metal structural components.

	Install electrical wires and controls by attaching conduit along shaft walls from floor to floor and pulling plastic-covered wires through the conduit. Install electrical components, equipment, or systems. Thread wire or cable through ducts or conduits.

	Assemble electrically powered stairs, steel frameworks, and tracks, and install associated motors and electrical wiring. Assemble products or production equipment. Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.

	Cut prefabricated sections of framework, rails, and other components to specified dimensions. Cut metal components for installation.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Elevator Installers and Repairers
	Elevator installers and repairers install, fix, and maintain elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and other lifts.

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Working Conditions


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	Elevator Installers and Repairers
	Elevator installers and repairers often work in cramped quarters inside crawl spaces and machine rooms, and may be exposed to heights in elevator shafts. Repairers may be required to work overtime when essential equipment needs repair and are sometimes on call 24 hours a day.

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