How do they match: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

  • Building Serviceman
  • Contract Serviceman
  • Elevator Service Mechanic
  • Elevator Service Tech
  • Elevator Service Technician
  • Elevator Serviceman
  • Escalator Service Mechanic

  • Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
  • 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.
  • Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.
  • Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.

  • Assemble products or production equipment.
  • Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects.
  • Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
  • Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.
  • Maintain mechanical equipment.
  • Repair electrical equipment.
  • Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.