Occupation information for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Apprenticeship

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• Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
• 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.
• Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.
• Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
• Assemble elevator cars, installing each car's platform, walls, and doors.
• Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
• Bolt or weld steel rails to the walls of shafts to guide elevators, working from scaffolding or platforms.
• Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.
• Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.
• Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables.

Tools:

• Graphic recorders
• Levels
• Pressure indicators
• Screwdrivers
• Voltage or current meters

Technology:

• Analytical or scientific software
• Calendar and scheduling software
• Electronic mail software
• Facilities management software
• Spreadsheet software

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