
Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Job ID: 90641
Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. We combine innovation, safety, and high ethical standards, ensuring respect both among colleagues and for the world around us. By joining us, you don’t just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.
In New Zealand, we employ over 150 people across our locations of Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
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We are looking for a Lift Fitter Commissioning Engineer / Team Leader. This is a permanent, full-time position, you’ll be joining our New Installations and Modernisation team in Christchurch.
You will be responsible for the full installation phase of all New Installations/ Modernisations (Lift, Escalators and Dumbwaiters) as well as the commissioning and acceptance testing of lifts & escalators across our customer sites.
Your key accountabilities include:
Ensuring that the Quality assurance, process, technical aspects of the Customer's specification and local codes and regulations requirements for new installations/ Modernisations are met.
Completing quality checks & reporting non-conformances
Ensuring work sites are kept tidy and that all paperwork is up to date
Become part of our team, help us enhance quality of life and drive innovation while raising the bar for safety and sustainability. We value your diverse skills and perspectives as together we shape the sustainable cities of today and tomorrow.
Are you ready to embark on a new journey? Join #TeamSchindler!

The Schindler Group is a leading manufacturer and provider of related services for elevators, escalators, and moving walkways.
Founded in 1874 in Switzerland, our company is at the forefront of industry innovation, working on pushing the boundaries of technological engineering, while having a strong focus on safety, comfort, efficiency and reliability.
Moving more than two billion people each day, our products can be found in many well-known buildings throughout the globe, including office and residential buildings, airports, shopping centers/retail establishments and specialty buildings.
We’re a leading employer in the industry, with over 69’000 engaged employees enabling mobility within the urban world. We have a network of over 1000 branch offices in over 100 countries, as well as production sites and research and development facilities in the US, Brazil, Europe, China and India.
At Schindler, our mission is to keep the world moving.
We Elevate… Our World