Senior Lift Inspector

TÜV SÜD · India

Job Purpose

• The Senior Lift Inspector acts as a leading technical expert responsible for inspecting to ensure the safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways.
• This role leads third-party periodic inspections, witnesses testing for new installations or modernizations, and provides technical mentorship to junior inspection engineers.
• Representing TÜV SÜD’s heritage of safety and trust, the Senior Inspector bridges traditional hands-on safety examinations with modern, data-driven digital inspection tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Inspections & Safety Compliance
• Advanced Code Inspections:

Performs rigorous statutory and periodic physical inspections of electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical lift systems to ensure compliance with local regulations and international standards (e.g., EN 81 / ISO 8100 series, ASME A17.1).

• Safety & Function Testing:

Witnesses and verifies crucial safety tests, including over-speed governors, emergency braking systems, and buffer clearances.

• Design & Structural Reviews:

Conducts design drawing reviews, circuit diagram analyses, and work completion verifications for modernizations and new installations.

• Modern Technology Evaluation:

Utilizes and evaluates digital solutions like the ADIAS system.

• Audit-Ready Reports:

Prepares accurate, legally binding inspection reports, conditional assessments, and compliance certificates in strict accordance with ISO/IEC 17020 quality management standards.

• Accreditation Support:

Maintains highly robust technical documentation required to support internal and external local accreditation audits.

• Process Improvement
• Identify gaps in inspection practices and recommend corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Support development and revision of checklists, procedures, and technical guidelines.
• Drive standardization of inspection and reporting practices across regions.
• Support with innovative ideas for process enhancement and continuous improvement for LCC South Asia.
• Develops methods for inspection, testing, reporting, and training. Evaluates inspection methods and recommends improvements.
• Leadership & Client Relations
• Team Mentorship:

In the future, supervises, guides, and technically vets the reports and certificates generated by junior lift inspectors and technicians.

• Subject Matter Expertise:

Provides technical advice to building owners, facility managers, and contractors regarding required repairs, upgrades, or complex safety code deviations.

• Accident Investigation:

Acts as an independent technical expert to investigate lift-related malfunctions, complaints, or accidents when required.

Qualifications & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering (or equivalent technical diploma with extensive industry experience).

Experience: 5 to 10+ years of hands-on experience in lift installation, maintenance, testing, quality inspection or third-party inspection (prior experience with a Notified Body or independent inspection agency is highly desired).

Certifications: Valid local license/registration as a Certified Lift Inspector or Lift Authorized/Competent Person will be an added advantage

Standards Expertise: Deep, operational knowledge of localized elevator codes, the European Lifts Directive, ISO 8100, and functional safety standards such as PESSRAL.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of lift & escalator safety systems and components.
• Understanding the Quality Management systems - risk assessment, non‑conformity management, and audit processes.
• Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Key Competencies & Traits
• Uncompromising Integrity:

Ability to make objective, independent safety decisions in the best interest of public safety, even under commercial pressure.

• Forward-Thinking Mindset:

Openness to digital transformation, predictive maintenance data analytics, and IoT integration in the lift industry.

• Physical Capability:

Excellent physical fitness, including comfort working at heights, inside lift shafts, and navigating machinery spaces safely under strict QHSE policies.