Service Technician
Install, maintain, test and repair various equipment or systems.
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- What's it like to be a Service Technician?
- How to become a Service Technician
- Latest Service Technician jobs
- Top skills and experience for Service Technicians
- Is Service Technician the right role for you?
- Service Technician role reviews
What's it like to be a Service Technician?
Service Technicians install, maintain, test and repair various equipment or systems. They may be required to travel to a client’s location, to provide these services. Service Technicians may specialise in a particular area such as air-conditioning and refrigeration, electrical, fire alarms, security systems, and audio-visual equipment.
Tasks and duties
- Provide scheduled and unscheduled services.
- Provide scheduled and unscheduled services.
- Prepare quotes for customers.
- Record notes and file appropriately.
- Train junior staff in more complex aspects of service and repair.
- Maintain technical knowledge.
- Keep abreast of industry trends, and new products or services.
- Find opportunities to promote further sales and services.
How to become a Service Technician
The qualifications or licensing you’ll need to work as Service Technician will depend on the field in which you specialise. A trade qualification may be an advantage.
- If you’re interested in refrigeration, consider undertaking a Certificate III in Air-conditioning and Refrigeration (UEE32211).
- If you’re interested in electrical servicing, you’ll need to complete a Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30811).
- You could also consider mechanical servicing. You’ll need to do complete a Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade (MEM30205).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Service Technician employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Installation
Fault Finding
Troubleshooting
Drivers Licence
Hydraulics
Customer Service
Mechanical Trade
Field Service
Commissioning
Preventive Maintenance
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Latest Service Technician reviews
Nov 2018
Service Technician work is different every day.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate IV in Business
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeI'm self-employed
SpecialisationAir conditioning service
The good thingsThe job is very diversified and can be challenging. Both physically and mentally. The ability to diagnose faults from Customers feedback and past experiences is an important part of the job and will a...
The challengesIt takes a long time to learn the various faults and correctly diagnose them. Training and continual learning is paramount as appliances change regularly and different faults appear. Job installations...
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Nov 2023
Could be a better industry everything didn't get sent to China for manufacturing.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate in Engineering
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationTrades & Services
The good thingsThe people I work with and the customers I see.
The challengesThe hours, would rather start earlier, unrealistic expectations, the little pay I get.
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