7332 – Appliance servicers and repairers
Appliance servicers and repairers service and repair domestic and commercial appliances. They are employed by repair shops, appliance service companies and repair departments of retail and wholesale establishments, or they may be self-employed.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
After-sales service technician – electrical appliances
Air conditioner repairer – window unit
Appliance repairer apprentice
Appliance service technician
Appliance service technician apprentice
Appliance servicer
Apprentice appliance service technician
Commercial bakery appliance technician
Commercial foodservice appliance technician
Commercial laundry appliance technician
Dishwasher repairer
Domestic refrigerator repairer
Domestic refrigerator servicer
Domestic window air conditioner mechanic
Domestic window air conditioner repairer
Electric appliance service technician
Electric dryer repairer
Electric fireplace servicer
Electric household appliance servicer
Electric lawn mower repairer
Electric refrigerator servicer
Electric stove repairman/woman
Electric stove serviceman/woman
Electric tool repairer
Electrical appliance repairer
Electrical appliance serviceman/woman
Electrical appliance servicer
Electrical appliance technician
Gas appliance repairer
Gas appliance repairer – customer service
Gas appliance servicer
Gas appliance servicer – customer service
Gas fireplace servicer
Gas stove repairer
Household electrical appliance repairman/woman
Household electrical appliance service technician
Major electric appliance repairer
Major electrical appliance repairer
Major electrical appliance servicer
Portable appliance repairman/woman
Portable electric household appliance repairer
Power tool repairer
Refrigerator repairer
Refrigerator servicer
Service technician – electrical appliances
Service technician – gas appliances
Stove repairer
Stove repairman/woman electric
Stove serviceman/woman electric
Vacuum cleaner repairer
Vacuum cleaner repairman/woman
Vacuum cleaner servicer
Washing machine repairman/woman
Washing machine servicer
Window air conditioner mechanic
Window air conditioner repairer
Wood fireplace servicer
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Small electrical appliance servicers and repairers
Repair small electrical appliances, such as lawn and garden equipment and power tools
Consult customer or refer to work order to establish nature of the appliance malfunction
Observe operation of appliance and conduct voltage, resistance and other tests using electrical test equipment
Refer to schematic drawings or product manuals and replace or repair parts or components using hand tools and soldering equipment
Prepare estimates and written accounts of work performed.
Major appliance repairers/technicians
Repair major electrical or gas appliances, such as domestic and commercial dishwashing equipment, stoves, laundry equipment and refrigerators in customer’s home, in customer’s place of business or in repair shop
Consult customer or refer to work order to establish nature of the appliance malfunction
Diagnose faults by checking controls, condensers, timer sequences, fans and other components using test equipment such as meters and gauges to measure resistance, current, voltage, pressure, temperature, flue gases and flow rates
Refer to schematic diagrams or product manuals and disassemble appliance using hand tools
Use shop equipment and specialized diagnostic and programming apparatus to repair, adjust and reprogram appliances
Replace components and subcomponents and reassemble appliance using hand tools and soldering and brazing equipment
Prepare estimates and written accounts of work performed
May plan service routes.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
Small appliance repairers usually require some specialized college or high school courses or several months of on-the-job training.
Major appliance repairers/technicians require some secondary school education and completion of a college program in appliance repair or completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program in appliance repair.
Appliance service technician, or appliance serviceperson, trade certification is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
A provincial gas fitter licence, or gas appliance technician certificate, may be required for gas appliance service technicians.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified appliance service technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Additional information
The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) (2242)
Gas fitters (7253)
Other small engine and small equipment repairers (7335)
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics (7313)
Residential and commercial installers and servicers (7441)
Supervisors of appliance servicers and repairers (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)