Mechanical Door Repairers

Career Description: Install, service, or repair opening and closing mechanisms of automatic doors and hydraulic door closers. Includes garage door mechanics.

Industry: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Other Job Titles for Mechanical Door Repairers:

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• Conventional: Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
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• Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, and make simple adjustments to electric openers.
• Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
• Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, and other conditions in order to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
• Collect payment upon job completion.
• Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
• Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment.
• Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
• Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks in order to install spring systems.
• Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
• Remove or disassemble defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools.
• Install door frames, rails, steel rolling curtains, electronic-eye mechanisms, and electric door openers and closers, using power tools, hand tools, and electronic test equipment.
• Apply hardware to door sections, such as drilling holes to install locks.
• Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment.
• Run low voltage wiring on ceiling surfaces, using insulated staples.
• Cut door stops and angle irons to fit openings.
• Study blueprints and schematic diagrams in order to determine appropriate methods of installing and repairing automated door openers.
• Operate lifts, winches, or chain falls in order to move heavy curtain doors.
• Order replacement springs, sections, and slats.
• Bore and cut holes in flooring as required for installation, using hand tools and power tools.
• Set in and secure floor treadles for door activating mechanisms; then connect power packs and electrical panelboards to treadles.
• Lubricate door closer oil chambers and pack spindles with leather washers.
• Install dock seals, bumpers, and shelters.
• Fabricate replacements for worn or broken parts, using welders, lathes, drill presses, and shaping and milling machines.
• Clean door closer parts, using caustic soda, rotary brushes, and grinding wheels.
• Cover treadles with carpeting or other floor covering materials and test systems by operating treadles.
• Light and adjust pilot lights on gas stoves, and examine valves and burners for gas leakage and specified flame.
• Test and examine gas pipelines and equipment to locate leaks and faulty connections, and to determine the pressure and flow of gas.
• Measure, cut, and thread pipe, and connect it to feeder lines and equipment or appliances, using rules and hand tools.
• Take measurements to determine if appliances will fit in installation locations; perform minor carpentry work when necessary to ensure proper installation.
• Hang steel supports from beams or joists to hold hoses, vents, and gas pipes in place.
• Disassemble and reinstall existing kitchen cabinets, or assemble and install prefabricated kitchen cabinets and trim in conjunction with appliance installation.
• Inspect batteries for structural defects such as dented cans, damaged carbon rods and terminals, and defective seals.
• Steam-clean polishing and buffing wheels to remove abrasives and bonding materials, and spray, brush, or recoat surfaces as necessary.
• Test battery charges, and replace or recharge batteries as necessary.
• Repair and operate battery-charging equipment.
• Add water or acid to battery cell solutions to obtain specified concentrations.
• Sharpen tools such as saws, picks, shovels, screwdrivers, and scoops, either manually or by using bench grinders and emery wheels.
• Seal joints with putty, mortar, and asbestos, using putty extruders and knives.
• Hammer out dents and twists in tools and equipment.

Emerging Tasks

• Perform general cleaning duties of buildings or properties.
• Provide grounds keeping services, such as landscaping and snow removal.
• Test and treat water supply.
• Train and manage maintenance personnel and subcontractors.
• Unlock cars and other vehicles.
• Order bicycle parts.
• Sell bicycles and accessories.

• Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Communicating with Persons Outside Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
• Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
• Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment: Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Interacting With Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
• Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Monitoring and Controlling Resources: Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
• Performing General Physical Activities: Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
• Provide Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
• Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment: Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
• Selling or Influencing Others: Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
• Staffing Organizational Units: Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
• Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Detailed Work Activities

• analyze operation of malfunctioning electrical or electronic equipment
• apply cleaning solvents
• bend tubing or conduit
• clean equipment or machinery
• conduct sequential tests to locate electronic malfunction
• determine installation, service, or repair needed
• diagnose mechanical problems in machinery or equipment
• distinguish colors
• fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
• inspect electrical installation for code conformance
• install electrical conduit or tubing
• install electrical fixtures or components
• install electronic equipment, components, or systems
• install electronic power, communication, control, or security equipment or systems
• install or replace meters, regulators, or related measuring or control devices
• install/connect electrical equipment to power circuit
• install/string electrical or electronic cable or wiring
• lubricate machinery, equipment, or parts
• perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
• read blueprints
• read schematics
• read technical drawings
• read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
• repair electronic components, equipment, or systems
• repair mechanical controls
• repair or adjust measuring or control devices
• repair or replace electrical wiring, circuits, fixtures, or equipment
• replace electronic components
• solder electrical or electronic connections or components
• test electrical/electronic wiring, equipment, systems or fixtures
• test electronic or electrical circuit connections
• test mechanical products or equipment
• understand service or repair manuals
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
• use basic carpentry techniques
• use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
• use hand or power tools
• use precision measuring devices in mechanical repair work
• use soldering equipment
• use voltmeter, ammeter, or ohmmeter
• use hand or power tools
• use hand or power woodworking tools
• use knowledge of metric system
• use measuring devices in construction or extraction work
• use oral or written communication techniques
• use soldering equipment
• use spray paint equipment
• use voltmeter, ammeter, or ohmmeter
• work as a team member
• order or purchase supplies, materials, or equipment
• paint walls or other structural surfaces
• perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
• plan or organize work
• position, align, or level machines, equipment, or structures
• prepare building surfaces for paint, finishes, wallpaper, or adhesives
• pressure test piping system or equipment for leaks
• read blueprints
• read schematics
• read specifications
• read technical drawings
• read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
• repair cracks, defects, or damage in installed building materials
• repair electronic components, equipment, or systems
• repair or adjust measuring or control devices
• repair or replace electrical wiring, circuits, fixtures, or equipment
• repair or replace gas, steam, sewer, or water piping or fixtures
• repair or replace locks, hinges, or related finish hardware
• repair or replace malfunctioning or worn mechanical components
• replace electronic components
• requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
• set up and operate variety of machine tools
• solder electrical or electronic connections or components
• test electrical/electronic wiring, equipment, systems or fixtures
• test mechanical products or equipment
• understand service or repair manuals
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
• use acetylene welding/cutting torch
• use arc welding equipment
• use basic carpentry techniques
• use basic plumbing techniques
• use building materials for routine building maintenance
• use combination welding procedures
• use control or regulating devices to adjust or maintain industrial machinery
• use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
• use hand or power tools
• use hand or power woodworking tools
• use high voltage apparatus
• use knowledge of metric system
• use knowledge of ventilation systems
• use knowledge of welding filler rod types
• use machine tools in installation, maintenance, or repair
• use measuring devices in repairing industrial or heavy equipment
• use pipe fitting equipment
• use precision measuring devices in mechanical repair work
• use precision tools in electronics repair
• use pressure gauges
• use soldering equipment
• use tube bending equipment
• use voltmeter, ammeter, or ohmmeter
• verify levelness or verticality, using level or plumb bob
• weld together metal parts, components, or structures

Overall Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a teller might benefit from experience working directly with the public, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be a teller with little difficulty.

Job Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Examples
These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include sheet metal workers, forest fire fighters, customer service representatives, pharmacy technicians, salespersons (retail), and tellers.

• Average hourly wage (2007) -$15.33
• Average annual wage (2007) - $31,880.00

• Projected growth (2006-2016): 14.93%
• Projected need (2006-2016): 2,299
• Employment (2006): 15,399

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