Profession household appliances repair technician

Household appliances repair technicians use electrical equipment to test resistance or voltage and to identify appliances' malfunctions. They repair small and large electrical or gas home appliances such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners and refrigerators.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Investigative
• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances

  The manufacturer's instructions needed to install household devices such as washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators etc.

• Electrical household appliances products

  The offered electrical household appliances products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Repair household appliances

  Following the manufacturer's blueprints, perform parts replacement or repair of household devices such as stoves, boilers, washing machines, refrigerators and dish washers.

• Apply company policies

  Apply the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of an organisation.

• Replace defect components

  Remove defective parts and replace them with functioning components.

• Perform maintenance on installed equipment

  Perform the maintenance on installed equipment on-site. Follow procedures to avoid uninstalling equipment from machinery or vehicles.

• Create solutions to problems

  Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.

• Maintain equipment

  Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

• Use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs

  Use diagnostic equipment to measure current, resistance and voltage. Handle sophisticated multimeters to measure inductance, capacitance and current transistor gain.

• Maintain records of maintenance interventions

  Keep written records of all repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, including information on the parts and materials used, etc.

• Install electrical household appliances

  Connect electrical equipment, such as dishwashers, ovens and refrigerators, to the electricity network and perform electrical bonding to avoid dangerous potential differences. Test the installation for proper functioning.

• Provide customer follow-up services

  Register, follow-up, solve and respond to customer requests, complaints and after-sales services.

• Lift heavy weights

  Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.

• Provide customer information related to repairs

  Inform customers about necessary repairs or replacements, discuss products, services and costs, include accurate technical information.

• Use repair manuals

  Apply the information, such as periodic maintenance charts, step by step repair instructions, troubleshooting information and overhaul procedures to perform routine maintenance and repairs.

• Maintain customer service

  Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB