Instaladores y reparadores de ascensores y escaleras mecánicas

Horario de trabajo

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers work full-time with overtime potential during tight deadlines. They may also have to be on call for emergencies.  

Tareas típicas

• Review blueprints of layouts
• Assess work to be done, to include all affected systems 
• Build elevator cars; install escalators, moving walkways, chairlifts, and related equipment
• Install counterweights 
• Bolt or weld rails to shaft interior walls
• Wire control panels and motors and test for proper functionality and power consumption
• Perform general troubleshooting steps to determine problem causes
• Fix or replace improperly working brakes, motors, switches, or other bad parts
• Ensure general maintenance is completed in a timely manner 
• Disassemble equipment using various tools

Responsabilidades adicionales

• Maintain records/logs of all work accomplished
• Comply with all building, local, or state safety codes, as applicable
• Wear all personal protective equipment 
• Respond to emergencies promptly, such as when a person is trapped inside an elevator
   

Habilidades blandas

• Comfortable with heights
• Detail-focused
• Coordinación óculo-manual
• Paciencia y persistencia 
• Resolución de problemas
• Orientado a la seguridad 
• Stamina and strength

Habilidades técnicas

• Elevator Controls
• Programas de gestión de instalaciones
• Lectura de planos
• Mechanical skills such as tool usage, including tools like graphic records, pressure indicators, welding machines, voltage meters, blowtorches, circuit testers, conduit benders, hacksaws, hoists, levels, micrometers, multimeters, Ohmmeters, phasemeters, platform lifts, power drills, pull spring balances, soldering irons, slings, tachometers, tensiometers, two way radios, and many more
• General understanding of physics, math, building construction

• Building equipment contractors    
• Instituciones educativas
• Agencias gubernamentales

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers work hard to ensure the proper operation of powerful equipment that can be hazardous if not installed right or working correctly. In particular, elevators carry people to great heights, several stories into the air. Thus workers in these fields bear a tremendous responsibility to make sure equipment functions the way it is designed to, and to find and fix any issues before they become serious. They’re also expected to respond promptly when emergencies are reported.  

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers are predicted to stay in demand in the coming years, as more buildings are constructed and are being built taller than ever. Meanwhile there’s a wide push to increase accessibility for persons with physical limitations, which means areas that used to only have stairs may need additional access means installed, such as lifts. There is also thankfully more attention paid to safety issues within older buildings, to include ensuring that elevators are being fully maintained and repaired. When newer equipment is installed, it’s often more technologically advanced, which is why the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects new workers entering the field with some electronics education will be the most competitive in the job market. 

Workers in this field likely always enjoyed rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands on some complicated project. They like big mechanical things, and may have a preference for indoor work versus being outside in the elements. Because elevators and escalators have many electrical controls aspects, installers and repairers probably studied electrical topics in school or maybe even on their own as a hobby. They are detail-oriented and precise, and take pride in ensuring their projects work the way they’re designed to!