How do they match: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

  • Elevator Service Mechanic
  • Elevator Service Tech
  • Elevator Service Technician
  • Escalator Service Mechanic

  • Assemble elevator cars, installing each car's platform, walls, and doors.
  • Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts.
  • Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
  • Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables.
  • Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.