Elevator & Amusement Device Inspector

The maximum recruitment salary for this position is $70,000.

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 https://www.labor.nc.gov/.

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 insure 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.

Applicants must reside in Wake or surrounding counties or relocate within 30 days of the hire date.

• This position is a field-based teleworker.

Valid Driver's License is required.

Click on the link to view a video showing the work of an Elevator Inspector:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp4E6ecSj_A

Demonstrated ability to accurately and precisely inspect equipment with intricate and complex systems.

•       Demonstrated ability to maintain an extremely high level of visual attention and mental concentration while conducting an inspection.

•       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

All NC Department of Labor Elevator Inspectors are required to be certified pursuant to the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities' Quality Elevator Inspector (QEI) ) certification program prior to conducting independent elevator inspections. The QEI certification requires a rigorous background check and examination process, and the inspector must continue to maintain these qualifications based on the ASME QEI-1 Standard for Qualified Elevator Inspectors.

 If a candidate does not already have this certification when applying for a position with NCDOL, once hired, they will be given study time and two opportunities to take the QEI examination. NCDOL will pay for two examination fees. If an employee does not pass the QEI exam after two attempts, the employee will be separated from the agency. A candidate must read and sign an acknowledgement of this requirement during the interview process.

Valid driver's license is required.       Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in the construction, inspection, erection, or servicing of elevators and related equipment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.   

To apply for this position, please click APPLY link above.

SEE ATTACHED RESUME WILL RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION. To receive credit, all experience must be included in the work history sections.

 Any information omitted from the application but included in the resume will not be considered for qualifying credit. Faxed applications will not be accepted.

Persons eligible for veteran preference must submit a copy of Form DD-214.

If you are the selected candidate, you will be required to submit a certified 10 year driving record as a condition of employment.

Prior to being hired, all candidates are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

NCDOL uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Personnel Act with the most qualified applicants. When a salary range or recruitment range is posted, the actual salary will be based on relevant competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. All post-high school degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account.

Processing applications will take an average of 6 - 8 weeks due to the high volume of applications received. It is not necessary to contact the Human Resources Office to check the status of an application. Upon the closing date, applications are "Under Review" and will be screened by Human Resources for the most highly qualified applicants.

For technical issues with your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact:

NC Department of Labor

Human Resources Division

Stacey Thompson

919-707-7733