What Is an Elevator Operator and How to Become One
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What Does an Elevator Operator Do?
An elevator operator helps with loading and unloading an elevator car. As an elevator operator, you may operate the elevator manually or using automatic controls. Your duties include communicating with visitors, guests, or residents to determine their floor and whether they need assistance with their luggage or packages. Most elevator operator jobs are in hotels, department stores, or high buildings. Elevator operators also work in the agriculture industry, operating grain belts or other elevator equipment for moving feed or other agricultural products from a storage or manufacturing facility to transportation.
How Do You Become an Elevator Operator?
There are few formal qualifications to become an elevator operator in either the agriculture or hospitality industry. To perform your responsibilities as a grain elevator operator, you should have good physical stamina and strength to lift at least 50 pounds and perform a variety of physical tasks, such as lifting, stooping, hammering, and climbing ladders. Operators in the hospitality industry need excellent customer service skills and the ability to lift and move heavy objects.
