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Business Equipment Technician
Alternative Titles:
Business Equipment Serviceperson, Business Machine Mechanic, Electrotechnology Assembly and Support Person
Business equipment technicians install, commission,
maintain, repair and service computers, fax machines,
typewriters, photocopiers, cash registers and other electronic
commercial and office machines. They may also undertake
networking of devices.
Business equipment technicians may perform the following
tasks:
- carry out regular inspections and maintenance of
machines to prevent breakdowns
- refer to manufacturers' service manuals
- talk to machine operators to have faults described
- test machines, make adjustments and repair or replace
faulty parts
- find faults in electrical and electronic machines by
using special instruments such as voltmeters, resistance
meters and oscilloscopes, and repair or replace faulty parts
or wiring
- reassemble equipment and test to determine whether it is
working properly
- advise users of correct operating methods to prevent
breakdowns.
Business equipment technicians work in repair workshops or
travel to clients' offices. They may need to lift heavy
equipment.
A business equipment technician may specialise as a
Computer Hardware Service Technician who installs,
maintains, adjusts and repairs computer hardware and related
equipment such as disk drives, printers, visual display units,
CD-ROMs, DVD drives and interfacing equipment.
Required Skills - Business Equipment Technician
- interested in electrical, electronic and mechanical
systems
- enjoy solving practical problems
- good hand-eye coordination
- good eyesight and normal colour vision
- good communication skills
- enjoy working with computers
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