Job Description:

• 1) Inspects and adjusts installed freight and passenger elevators and escalators to meet factory specifications and safety codes, using handtools and measuring instruments: Inspects door installations for plumbness, lap, and working action.

• 2) Adjusts mechanism of doors, using handtools.

• 3) Inspects car hoistway and mechanical installations for alignment and clearance.

• 4) Tests power consumption and line voltage changes of motors and motor-generator sets under no-load and full-load conditions to detect overload factors, using tachometer, voltmeter, and ammeter.

• 5) Adjusts counterweights and regulates controls to compensate for power overload.

• 6) Inspects wiring connections and control panel hookups, and adjusts switches to meet specifications for gap and timing.

• 7) Tests and adjusts safety controls, such as brakes and governors.

• 8) Turns valve or pushes switches to adjust pump pressures, fluid levels, and power supply on hydraulic units of elevators.

• 9) Operates elevator to determine power demands at various car speeds.

• 10) May compile service reports to verify conformance of each unit to prescribed standards.