| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| 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. |
| Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards. |
| Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment. |
| Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time. |
| Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors. |
| Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment. |
| Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings. |
| Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly. |
| Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring. |
| Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
| Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
| Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
| Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
| Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
