Vending Machine Servicer

Vending machine servicers maintain and repair coin-operated machines that dispense goods such as drinks, confectionery, cigarettes, postage stamps and tickets.

Vending machine servicers may perform the following tasks:

• fill vending machines with products, including drinks, food and cigarettes
• study product manuals or specifications to keep up to date with new technologies and be familiar with individual vending machines
• perform routine maintenance to keep vending machines in good working condition by regularly oiling moving parts, replacing worn components and keeping essential parts clean
• perform breakdown maintenance on call-out when a vending machine fails
• determine machine problems by talking to customers to find out the nature of the faults and examining the vending machine to find causes
• repair or replace damaged parts, including refrigeration components and worn bearings and cogs, by soldering cracked or broken housings and replacing broken or faulty parts, then reassembling the machine to test that it works
• clear money from machines, account for money collected, and check monitoring systems
• arrange for removal and replacement of vending machines that cannot be repaired on site and have these removed for major repairs or replaced by new machines.

Vending machine servicers may work indoors or outdoors, but they usually work under cover. They will often be mobile and in a different location each day in response to breakdown requests, or to perform on-site maintenance. They may also work in a workshop performing maintenance and/or repairs on vending machines that have either broken down or been returned from on-site lease.

With the increasing complexity of vending machine technologies, an understanding of electrical, electronic and computer hardware/software systems is often required.

Personal Requirements:

• able to solve problems
• enjoy practical and manual work
• good hand-eye coordination
• aptitude for electronics
• mechanical aptitude.

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