UCC Elevator Inspector Trainee

Overview

Are you ready to enhance your skill set by learning a specialized technical trade? The Department of Labor & Industry is seeking a career‑oriented individual with a self‑drive to maintain public safety and the rules and regulations of the department, all while performing lifting device inspections. This position gives you hands‑on experience ensuring elevators and lifting equipment meet safety standards. You will gain technical knowledge while helping safeguard the public.

Join our valued team and apply today to become a Uniform Construction Code (UCC) Elevator Inspector Trainee!

• Inspect elevators and lifting devices for proper load design, safe operation, and functioning safety features
• Examine mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic components within hoistways, machinery areas, and related systems
• Review new installations and major repairs to confirm they match approved plans and meet State requirements
• Determine when equipment must be removed from service due to unsafe conditions
• Prepare inspection reports and recommendations to correct safety issues and ensure code compliance
• Explain rules and regulations to contractors, inspectors, engineers, and equipment owners

Full‑time employment. Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday‑Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch.

Home headquartered: this position is home headquartered. Must have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

Salary: $45,907.00 – $69,203.00 annually. (Starting salary may be non‑negotiable.)

Location:

Home headquartered, PA (Clarion, Forest, Lawrence County).

• One year of experience in the construction, inspection, installation, maintenance, repair, or design of elevators, passenger ropeways, or other lifting devices, electronic equipment, electrical systems, heavy machinery, motors, engines, drives or hydraulic systems.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Valid certification issued by the Department of Labor & Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as an Elevator Inspector within the probationary period.
• Valid certification issued by the Department of Labor & Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a Passenger Ropeway Inspector within the probationary period.
• Must live in or be willing to relocate to Clarion, Forest, and Lawrence County by date of hire.
• Must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center.
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• Provide complete and accurate information, or your score may be lower than deserved or you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. § 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.