🚀 Elevator and Escalator Maintainer (Provisional)*

Elevator and Escalator Maintainer (Provisional)*

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Job Title: Elevator and Escalator Maintainer
Job ID: 12509
Location: Various
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

Department: Subway
Division/Unit: Infrastructure
Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor (E&E)
Work Location: Various
Hours of Work: Various

Job Information
Last Date of Filing: Until Filled
Authority: New York City Transit (TA)

Job Requirements

• This is a civil service position. Selected candidates must pass a civil service exam and be appointed from the resulting list to gain permanent status.
• Incumbents who are permanently employed in the title of Transit Electrical Helper working in Elevator and Escalator Maintenance for at least one year are eligible to be promoted on a provisional basis.

Compensation
The current minimum salary for Elevator and Escalator Maintainer is $46.18 per hour for a 40-hour week. This rate is subject to change. The benefits include night and weekend salary differentials, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a comprehensive medical plan and a pension plan.

Responsibilities
Elevator and Escalator Maintainers, under supervision, perform frequent and routine maintenance, inspection, testing, alteration, and repair of electric and hydraulic passenger and freight elevators, escalators, and associated electro‑mechanical equipment in MTA New York City Transit stations, shops, and buildings; prepare reports; operate a motor vehicle; and perform related work.

Physical Activities and Environmental Conditions
Working in dark confined spaces, crouching and stooping to reach equipment, reaching into dark spaces to make tactile inspections, making visual inspections of equipment, distinguishing colors, reading gauges and drawings, climbing onto elevator cabs, using hand tools and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds, and working outdoors in all weather conditions.

How to Qualify

• Internal Candidates: Personnel permanently employed in the title of Transit Electrical Helper working in Elevator and Escalator Maintenance for not less than one year and possessing a New York State Department of Labor Elevator Mechanic License.
• External Candidates: Must possess a New York State Department of Labor Elevator Mechanic License.

How to Apply
If you meet the license requirements above, submit an online application by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button from either the CAREERS page or from the JOB DESCRIPTION page. If you have previously applied online for other positions, enter your username and password. If it is your first registration, click “CLICK HERE TO REGISTER” and create an account.

Selection Method / Admission Letter
Candidates may be asked to participate in an education and experience test, a written assessment, a practical skills assessment, and/or a structured interview.

Requirements to be Promoted or Appointed

• Elevator Mechanic License must be maintained throughout employment.
• Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in New York State with no disqualifying restrictions.
• Pass a drug screening.
• English proficiency.

Equal Employment Opportunity
MTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veteran status and individuals with disabilities. The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including military service members, to apply.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Other

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Civil Engineering, Public Safety, and Truck Transportation

Location: New York, NY – Salary range $46,000 - $56,000 – Posted 4 weeks ago

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