Elevator Service Technician

Garaventa Lift, an industry leader in accessibility products, is now hiring for full time position in our Elevator and Lift Service Department.

Our service department, headquartered out of our Maple Ridge location, is the largest and most experienced accessibility trained service department in British Columbia and covers the entire Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island as well as the Okanagan region.

We currently have an immediate career opportunity for a new trainee apprentice to compliment our expanding service team. We are looking for energetic, punctual employees who are eager to learn new skills and advance in a rewarding career as a Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician (TSBC H-Class Certified).

As a Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician, you will be enrolled in a two-year Technical Safety BC accredited program and be provided with all the training materials, in class and hands on training required to become a fully certified H-Class Mechanic.

Throughout the apprenticeship training you will be introduced to and trained on performing maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of all types of commercial and residential accessibility lifts as well residential home elevators.

Garaventa offers competitive compensation based on industry standards, as well as extended health and medical benefits, and RRSP programs.

Additional benefits also include tool allowance and boot / clothing allowance.

Hiring preference will be given to candidates with previous experience / apprenticeship training in the elevator, millwright, or electrical trades, although consideration will be given to applicants with the right aptitude and who posses the following skills :

• Must work well independently and in a team setting.
• Should possess good mechanical and / or electrical skills.
• Have experience in troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Ability to read layout drawings and electrical schematics.
• Must have minimum Class 5 license with clean driving record.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to successfully complete additional training on an ongoing basis.
• Follow and participate in all safety training and requirements.
• Have completed grade 12 education (minimum)

If you are interested in joining our team in an exciting and rewarding career, please forward your cover letter and resume.

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent

Monday to Friday

Work Location : Maple Ridge

About Garaventa Lift :

At Garaventa Lift, we believe and work to guarantee accessibility and mobility to everyone. Since our start, we have been obsessively passionate about it and our mission is to help people achieve it.

The roots of the company go back to 1928 in the beautiful Swiss Alps where Karl Garaventa built his very first of many cable cars.

Since then, Garaventa Lift has grown into a global leader with a strong presence worldwide.The Garaventa Lift Group is now a prominent reality in America, Asia, Europe and Oceania standing for reliability, security and innovation of accessibility products to create an accessible world.

We work to deliver custom lift solutions for commercial and residential applications and bring our engineering expertise and high-quality standards to remove architectural barriers for millions of people worldwide.