Elevator Inspector

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Guilford County, NCtime type:
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February 25, 2026 (6 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR-109390
** Agency
* * Dept of Labor
** Division
* * Standards , Inspections Division
** Job Classification Title
** Elevator Inspector (S)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * NC15

The North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well-being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department's principle regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and the administrative operations. The three primary divisions have divisions, bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission.

The Department employs approximately 385 employees. To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit our website at .
** Description of Work
** The North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well-being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department's principle regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and administrative operations. The three primary divisions have divisions, bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission.

To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit our website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).  .  The Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau of the Department of Labor, under the direction of the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor, is charged with the responsibility for administering North Carolina General Statute, Chapter 95,Article 14A, known as the Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina, the Amusement Device Safety Act, Chapter 95, Article
14B and the Passenger Tramway Safety Act, Chapter 95, Article 15. Activities include but are not limited to inspecting elevators, amusement rides and tramways to ensure compliance with the above Safety Acts of North Carolina and the North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 13, Chapter 15.
Elevator Inspector inspects a variety of passenger-carrying devices to determine safe operating conditions and to detect potential hazards or mechanical failures. Enforces provisions of state and national safety codes for elevators, escalators, personnel hoists, amusement devices and the like. Position has condemnation authority of unsafe passenger-carrying equipment and conducts investigations of accidents where unsafe equipment or operations were involved.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
**** This position will close at 11:59 pm the night before the end date.
** Recruitment Range: $55,221.00 - $72,100.00

QEI Recruitment Range: $55,221.00- $79,310.00

Applicants must reside in Guilford County or surrounding counties or relocate within 30 days of the hire date. This position is a field-based teleworker.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

/ Competencies
* Demonstrated ability to accurately and precisely inspect equipment with intricate and complex systems.
* Demonstrated working knowledge of the construction and operation of elevators, escalators and related equipment.
* Demonstrated working knowledge of all applicable state and national safety codes for elevators, escalators and related equipment as well as amusement devices.
* Demonstrated working knowledge of electrical and hydraulic systems.
* The inspector must have the ability to be trained in using basic computer programs and simple word processing skills
* Main

Physical Requirements of Position:
* The position’s job description contains an ADA checklist of physical requirements. This is not a comprehensive list. Successful candidate must be able to perform all physical requirements of this position as listed on the ADA checklist with or without reasonable accommodation.
* Ability to maintain an extremely high level of visual attention and mental concentration while conducting an inspection.
* Ability to work in extreme weather conditions outdoors such as high heat and humidity, cold and rainy weather, as well as high indoor temperatures in enclosed spaces.
* Ability to move objects weighing 50 lbs.
* Ability to walk long distances on uneven surfaces indoors and outdoors in extreme weather conditions.
* Ability to work in restricted spaces with limited capacity that are not designed for continuous occupancy; e.g. an elevator pit.
* Ability to ascend/descend a ladder or steps on a device.
* Ability to work in an environment that may require 50-100% daily activity levels (non-stationary positions).
* Ability to position self to inspect equipment to include bending, crawling, stooping,…