Careers

Job Requirements

• Installation, service, inspections, and planned maintenance of residential elevators, wheelchair lifts, stair lifts, light commercial elevators, LULAs, and vertical platform lifts
• Loading, unloading, and transporting equipment to job sites
• Working from ladders, scaffolds, and on harnesses to safely install residential elevators
• Mechanical assembly of systems in a hoistway
• Electrical wire pulling and low voltage wiring of locks and call stations
• Building wood cabs in the hoistway and completing customer turnover of operation units
• Demonstrating how the unit works and the safety features of the system
• Troubleshooting system issues and using programming tools to diagnose faults
• Assisting with MCP plans and writing up maintenance plans for equipment
• Using a service system to track hours, schedule, and customer documents

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Show up on time, every time
• After hours study
• Communication with staff and customers
• Use an electronic scheduling system
• Read installation manual and install per drawings and specifications
• Use a VOM
• Use a tape measure with fractions. Add and subtract them
• Verifying plumb and square
• Ladder safety and PPE usage
• Reading blueprints
• Reading electrical wiring diagrams and know where to check Volt and Ohms
• Load and secure crates and equipment on a trailer and haul to job site
• Courteous driving
• Proper use and identification of hand tools and power tools
• Reading code and interpreting it
• Consistently installing products in allotted time
• Drill holes and use impact to securely install equipment
• Run conduit per NEC code

Training Opportunities

• All apprentices will be enrolled in the CET Program after they show up for 60 days and prove they are capable of doing the work required.
• Requires nights and weekends to study and review to pass tests.
• The CET Educational system is a Nationally recognized and ANSI Certified Training Program. It takes 4 years to complete. It is a self-paced program, so the
• coursework can be done more quickly, but the OJT hours must match the 4 years of work required to complete the course.
• Must have a High School Diploma or GED Certificate to qualify.
• OSHA 30 will be required in your first 90 days of employment. We pay for the Course. You take the class on your time
• Some of your training will be on the road in other regions of our market.
• Some of your training will be at Manufacturers locations across the US and Canada
• We will pay you 40 hours while away at the manufacturer’s training, hotels, and meals.
• Our Investment in your training will be in excess of a $10,000 per year Technical Training course.
• You are not Locked into a Student Loan payback plan. We just want you to work for CHE and be of the value that we invested.

Certifications

• Once you complete the CET 2-Year exam, you will get an Associates Elevator Technician Certificate – AET
• Upon Completion of 4 years CET exam, you will be a fully certified Elevator Technician – CET
• There are state elevator mechanic licenses available for 2 years, 3 years, and 4 years in different states. Our goal is to assist you in getting those licenses so that you can use them as a mechanic for Country Home Elevator.

Pay

• Starting at $18-22 / hr
• Year 1 CET Completion $22-24
• Year 2 CET Completion $25-26
• Year 3 CET Completion $26-28
• Year 4 CET Completion $28-39
• These are not caps, and we reward accelerated progress with raises sooner, if the candidate reaches goals faster.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance