Lift Tester

Otis Elevator Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

BUPA Cash Plan

Colleague Care – Employee Assistance

Benefits Central discounts

Employee Scholarship Programme

Training in technology and processes

Opportunities to learn from colleagues

Support for work-life integration

LanguageLive for language skills

Job summary

Otis Elevator Co. is recruiting Lift Testers to support Modernisation projects across London and surrounding areas. The role focuses on safe testing, commissioning, and delivery of elevators and escalators to ensure passenger safety.

You will test and troubleshoot on-site, liaise with customers, and perform inspections before and after installation, with travel and overnight stays as needed. Otis offers extensive training and a broad development path.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of elevator equipment and applying elevator engineering principles to installation.
• Qualified to test, fault find and resolve wiring of third party equipment in elevators to standard.
• Must hold a driver’s license.
• At least 6 months of experience in the field of elevators, ideally on site or installation.
• Good electrical and mechanical skills.
• Comfortable with plan reading and calculations.
• Appetite for technical products and new technologies.
• Appreciate manual trades and satisfaction of finished work.

Responsibilities

• Test, troubleshoot and resolve challenges on elevators with quality and efficiency.
• Work safely in line with Environmental Health & Safety guidelines.
• Stay away overnight as required.
• Liaise directly with the customer on site to build a good working relationship.
• Conduct inspections before and after installation to ensure high quality and safety standards.

Skills

Elevator testing knowledge

Electrical and mechanical aptitude

Plan reading and calculations

On-site customer liaison

Wiring fault finding

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-10-06

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

UK Field Based, Field Based, United Kingdom

Would you like to join a truly international, talent driven company that values Safety, Ethics, Quality, Innovation and Employee Opportunity?

Otis is building a talent pool of experienced Lift Testers to support current and future opportunities within our Modernisation team across London and surrounding areas.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring the safety of passengers and stakeholders, through the safe testing, commissioning, and delivery of a portfolio of elevator and escalator units.

On a typical day you will:

• Test , Trouble shoot and resolve challenges on elevators with quality and efficiency
• Work in a safe manner in accordance with all Environmental Health & Safety guidelines.
• Stay away overnight as and when required
• Liaise directly with the customer while on site to build a good working relationship
• Conduct inspection before and after installation to ensure high quality and safety standards

What you will need to be successful:

• As a qualified Tester, it is essential that you have knowledge of elevator equipment and that you can apply elevator engineering principles to Installation.
• You are qualified to Test , fault find and resolve challenges and wiring of third party equipment in elevators to the standards set in your country
• You hold a driver’s license
• You have at least 6 months of experience in the field of elevators, ideally acquired in the assembly activity or at least experience on site and / or installation
• You have good electrical and mechanical skills.
• You are comfortable with plan reading and calculations.
• You have an appetite for technical products and new technologies.
• You appreciate manual trades as well as the satisfaction of seeing the finished work.

What’s In it For Me / Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 public holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• BUPA Cash Plan.
• Colleague Care, our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Benefits Central, offering discounts on holidays, supermarkets, cinema trips and more
• Employee Scholarship Programme.
• Training in our technology, processes and professional skills.
• Opportunities to learn from and exchange ideas with experienced colleagues.
• Support for work-life integration.
• Access to LanguageLive, helping you develop language skills for personal and professional growth.

_ This is an evergreen vacancy used to build our talent pool. While there may not be an immediate opening at the time of your application, suitable candidates will be considered for current and future opportunities within Otis. _

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry’s largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].