Friday, July 14, 2006

Vending Repairers

Vending Repairers’ Training & Qualification

Repairing a vending machine is a “hands on” job and one can learn trough work experience. Beginners can learn while working under the direction of experienced employees as they stock and repair machines. Most companies usually look for applicants who have a high school diploma. It would really help if one has taken a high school or vocational school courses in electricity, refrigeration and machine repair. If you have the mechanical skills, then your chances of employment are very high.

When looking for a repairer for your Antares vending machine, make sure that you engage one that is highly qualified so that when there is any damage to the machine he can easily repair it. Antares Corporation has also provided manuals that can help the repairer out.

Most servicers or repairers have routes, so they need to have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record. There would be a lot of driving involved, going from one location to another to service your Antares vending machine The driver will need to be dependable at all times.

There are technological advances in vending machines, including those provided by Antares Corporation. You would then need to look for repairers who have some electrical training. Some schools provide one or two year programs catered to teaching basic electronics. It is important that the repairer has some electrical knowledge, because they are the ones that are in demand due to the technological advances.

Entry level employees begin with the basic tasks like cleaning and filling vending machines like those provided by Antares Corporation. Eventually they get to learn how the vending machine works and start installing new components and adjusting the machine. By slowly gaining knowledge of how to work on the Antares vending machine, it will take somewhere between 6 months to two years to gain the full knowledge of the vending machine and its operations. It all just depends on prior knowledge and how skilled the worker is.

There is an independent program that is offered to repairers by the National Automatic Merchandising Association. Here one would be educated in areas such as: safety, electronics, customer relations and reading schematics.

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