Job description Fire Equipment Servicer in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Find out what work is like for a fire equipment servicer in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Other repairers and servicers (NOC 73209).

Other repairers and servicers

Description

Other repairers and servicers repair and service a wide variety of products, such as cameras, scales, musical instruments, coin machines, vending machines, sporting goods and other miscellaneous products and equipment. They are employed by product specialty repair shops and service establishments.

Work week duration

Other repairers and servicers usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Other repairers and servicers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Inspect products to determine the requirement for repair
  • Repair or replace defective or worn-out parts and components using hand, power or specially designed tools
  • Test and adjust repaired products for proper functioning
  • Perform routine maintenance
  • May calibrate products using hand tools.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Bending or twisting the body

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Other repairers and servicers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Service establishments
  • Product specialty repair shops

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Standard safety equipment

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 73209), and a list of similar occupations:

  • bicycle repairer
  • camera repairer
  • meter repairer
  • piano repairer
  • scale repairer
  • sewing machine servicer - domestic
  • sporting goods repairer
  • vending machine repairer

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Other repairers and servicers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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