Description
Lift installation supervisor monitor the installation of lifts. They keep an overview of the proceedings, assign tasks, and take quick decisions to resolve problems.
Other titles
The following job titles also refer to lift installation supervisor:
elevator construction supervisor
supervisor of lift installation operations
project supervisor (lift installation)
lift construction supervisor
elevator installation supervisor
supervisor of lift installations
lift installation foreman
lift installation engineer
Minimum qualifications
A high school diploma or equivalent is generally the minimum required to work as a lift installation supervisor.
ISCO skill level
ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:
- the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
- the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
- the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.
Lift installation supervisor is a Skill level 3 occupation.
Lift installation supervisor career path
Similar occupations
These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to lift installation supervisor.
crane crew supervisor
water conservation technician supervisor
paperhanger supervisor
construction scaffolding supervisor
electrical supervisor
Long term prospects
These occupations require some skills and knowledge of lift installation supervisor. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of lift installation supervisor with a significant experience and/or extensive training.
installation engineer
mine ventilation engineer
construction general contractor
maintenance and repair engineer
mine electrical engineer
Essential knowledge and skills
Essential knowledge
This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of lift installation supervisor.
- Types of lifts: Various types of lifts, based on their mode of operation, such as hydraulically powered lifts. Various lift operation schemes and configurations.
- Hydraulics: The power transmission systems that use the force of flowing liquids to transmit power.
- Lift safety mechanisms: The various mechanisms to prevent a lift from falling. Lift governor operation and safety brake operation mechanisms.
- Pneumatics: The application of pressurised gas to produce mechanical motion.
- Electricity: Understand the principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.
- Lift safety legislation: Local legislation on lift safety mechanisms, loading limits, speed limits and installation procedures.
- Mechanics: Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.
Essential skills and competences
These skills are necessary for the role of lift installation supervisor.
- Record test data: Record data which has been identified specifically during preceding tests in order to verify that outputs of the test produce specific results or to review the reaction of the subject under exceptional or unusual input.
- Troubleshoot: Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
- Manage health and safety standards: Oversee all personnel and processes to comply with health, safety and hygiene standards. Communicate and support alignment of these requirements with the company’s health and safety programmes.
- Monitor stock level: Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.
- Work in a construction team: Work as part of a team in a construction project. Communicate efficiently, sharing information with team members and reporting to supervisors. Follow instructions and adapt to changes in a flexible manner.
- Guide lift car installation: Guide the process where a crane hoists the lift car to the top of the finished shaft and lowers it along the support rails. Communicate with the crane operator during the car installation to ensure correct and safe installation.
- Inspect construction supplies: Check construction supplies for damage, moisture, loss or other problems before using the material.
- Monitor lift shaft construction: Monitor the construction of the lift shaft in a building. Make sure the shaft is straight and structurally sound to support safe operation of a lift.
- Ensure compliance with construction project deadline: Plan, schedule and monitor the building processes in order to ensure completion of the project by the set deadline.
- Plan shifts of employees: Plans shifts of employees to ensure completion of all customer orders and satisfactory completion of the production plan.
- Follow health and safety procedures in construction: Apply the relevant health and safety procedures in construction in order to prevent accidents, pollution and other risks.
- Evaluate employees work: Evaluate the need for labour for the work ahead. Evaluate the performance of the team of workers and inform superiors. Encourage and support the employees in learning, teach them techniques and check the application to ensure product quality and labour productivity.
- Supervise staff: Oversee the selection, training, performance and motivation of staff.
- Process incoming construction supplies: Receive incoming construction supplies, handle the transaction and enter the supplies into any internal administration system.
- React to events in time-critical environments: Monitor the situation around you and anticipate. Be ready to take quick and appropriate action in case of unexpected events.
- Use safety equipment in construction: Use elements of protective clothing such as steel-tipped shoes, and gear such as protective goggles, in order to minimise risk of accidents in construction and to mitigate any injury if an accident does occur.
- Program lift controller: Configure the lift controller to make sure the lift operates correctly and efficiently. Set the desired operating mode for one lift or for lift group operation. Maximise comfort while minimising travel time.
- Liaise with managers: Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
- Test lift operation: Test all features of a lift to ensure proper and efficient functioning.
Optional knowledge and skills
Optional knowledge
This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of lift installation supervisor. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.
- Construction product regulation: Regulations on construction products quality standards applied throughout the European Union.
- Cost management: The process of planning, monitoring and adjusting the expenses and revenues of a business in order to achieve cost efficiency and capability.
- Electronics: The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.
Optional skills and competences
These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of lift installation supervisor. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.
- Install lift governor: Install the lift governor, which controls the movement speed and braking mechanisms of the lift, in the machine room at the top of the shaft. Calibrate the governor and link it up with the motor, control mechanism, and a source of electricity.
- Work ergonomically: Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.
- Provide first aid: Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until they receive more complete medical treatment.
- Answer requests for quotation: Make up prices and documents for the products that customers may purchase.
- Conduct quality control analysis: Conduct inspections and tests of services, processes, or products to evaluate quality.
- Rig loads: Safely attach loads to different types of hooks and attachments, taking into account the weight of the load, the power available to move it, static and dynamic tolerances of all instruments and materials, and the mass distribution of the system. Communicate with the operator verbally or with gestures to ensure the safety and efficiency of the operation. Detach loads.
- Install lift shaft support equipment: Securely install the necessary equipment to guide the movement of a lift in the shaft, and to facilitate maintenance. Attach rails to the sides of the shaft to guide the movement of the car. Install service ladders for maintenance and emergency purposes.
- Recruit employees: Hire new employees by scoping the job role, advertising, performing interviews and selecting staff in line with company policy and legislation.
- Install electrical and electronic equipment: Install equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work, or equipment to generate, transfer or measure such currents and fields. This equipment includes switchboards, electric motors, generators or direct current systems.
- Calculate needs for construction supplies: Take measurements on site and estimate the amount of materials required for the construction or restoration project.
- Perform ICT troubleshooting: Identify problems with servers, desktops, printers, networks, and remote access, and perform actions which solve the problems.
- Install hydraulic systems: Install systems and components that use liquid fluid power to create mechanical movements such as hydraulic pumps, valves, hydraulic motors, hydraulic cylinders and other elements that power hydraulic machinery.
- Install pneumatic systems: Install systems and components that use pneumatics to create mechanical movements such as air brakes, pneumatic cylinders, air compressors and other systems.
- Order construction supplies: Order required materials for the construction project, taking care to purchase the most suitable material for a good price.
- Attach lift motor cables: Install the electric motor which will hoist the lift up and down in the machine room at the top of the shaft. Securely attach the lift hoist and governor cables to the lift car, its pulleys and the installed motor.
- Provide technical expertise: Provide expert knowledge in a particular field, especially concerning mechanical or scientific subjects, to decision makers, engineers, technical staff or journalists.
- Negotiate supplier arrangements: Reach an agreement with the supplier upon technical, quantity, quality, price, conditions, storage, packaging, send-back and other requirements related to the purchasing and delivering process.
- Guide operation of heavy construction equipment: Guide a colleague in operating a piece of heavy construction equipment. Follow the operation closely and understand when feedback is called for. Use communication techniques like voice, two-way radio, agreed-upon gestures and whistles to signal the appropriate information to the operator.
- Train employees: Lead and guide employees through a process in which they are taught the necessary skills for the perspective job. Organise activities aimed at introducing the work and systems or improving the performance of individuals and groups in organisational settings.
- Install lift controller: Install the lift controller, which processes and transmits lift control signals to the motor, in the machine room at the top of the shaft. Connect it to the hoist motor, a source of electricity, and the control input signal wires.
- Follow safety procedures when working at heights: Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.
ISCO group and title
3123 – Construction supervisors
References
- Lift installation supervisor – ESCO
- Featured image: Image by Suppadeth wongyee from Pixabay