UCC Elevator Inspector Trainee

THE POSITION

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!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position supports safety inspections of elevators and other lifting equipment across the Commonwealth. The work helps ensure that these devices operate properly and meet all required standards. As a UCC Elevator Inspector Trainee, you will perform the following duties:

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

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• 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. In order to be home headquartered, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• 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.

Conditions of Employment:

• This position requires possession of a valid driver's license.

Post Employment Requirements:

• This position requires a valid certification issued by the Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as an Elevator Inspector within the probationary period.
• This position requires a valid certification issued by the Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a Passenger Ropeway Inspector within the probationary period.
  

Other Requirements:

• The selected candidate must live in or be willing to relocate to Clarion, Forest, and Lawrence County by date of hire. Expenses will not be paid.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• 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, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

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

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth v