How do they match: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

  • Operate elevators to determine power demands, and test power consumption to detect overload factors.
  • Assemble electrically powered stairs, steel frameworks, and tracks, and install associated motors and electrical wiring.
  • Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts.
  • Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.
  • Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
  • Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.

  • Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Prepare operational reports.
  • Record operational or environmental data.