Mechanical Door Repairers

• Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
• Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
• Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
• 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.
• Collect payment upon job completion.
• Install door frames, rails, steel rolling curtains, electronic-eye mechanisms, or electric door openers and closers, using power tools, hand tools, and electronic test equipment.
• Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
• Assemble and fasten tracks to structures or bucks, using impact wrenches or welding equipment.
• Set doors into place or stack hardware sections into openings after rail or track installation.
• Operate lifts, winches, or chain falls to move heavy curtain doors.
• Remove or disassemble defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools.
• Fabricate replacements for worn or broken parts, using welders, lathes, drill presses, or shaping or milling machines.
• Prepare doors for hardware installation, such as drilling holes to install locks.
• Run low voltage wiring on ceiling surfaces, using insulated staples.
• Cut door stops or angle irons to fit openings.
• Study blueprints and schematic diagrams to determine appropriate methods of installing or repairing automated door openers.
• Install dock seals, bumpers, or shelters.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Mechanical Door Repairers.

• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Mechanical Door Repairers.