Appliance Installation and Repair Technician

Best Buy; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee discount

Retirement resources

Well-being support

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking an Appliance Installation and Repair Technician in Lafayette, LA. You will travel to customers’ homes to diagnose, disassemble, and repair large products while leading a two-person crew. The role emphasizes delivering a seamless customer experience and maximizing profitability.

You will handle triage, inventory, and scheduling, offering alternatives when needed. A valid driver’s license and physical ability to lift up to 150 pounds are required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering, installing or repairing consumer electronic products.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive to customer locations.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including holidays, nights and weekends.
• Must be at least 21 years old and meet safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare customers’ products for repair in the home.
• Manage routes, part orders and returns to control costs.
• Triage issues and manage expectations to close orders accurately.

Skills

Customer service

Driving

Flexible schedule

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Repair tools

Electronics repair

Job description

As an Appliance Installation and Repair Technician, you’ll travel to customers’ homes to diagnose, disassemble, and repair large products. You’ll help provide services that exceed customer expectations and ensure orders are completed in a manner that maximizes profitability. You’ll provide a seamless customer experience by giving advice on products and services. This includes performing complex work, evaluating the severity of device issues and de-escalating difficult client interactions as needed. You’ll fulfill appointments both individually and as the leader of a two-person crew. Internally, we refer to this role as a Repair Double Agent.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare customers’ products for repair in the home
• Manage routes, part orders and returns to avoid excessive costs and losses
• Perform triage, manage client expectations, keep work orders up to date and close orders in an accurate and timely manner
• Offer alternative solutions when customers choose not to continue with their repair
• Manage inventory and vehicle maintenance in partnership with other team members
• Provide feedback and training opportunities to your team

Basic Qualifications

• Experience actively using and learning about home theater and appliance products
• 6 months of experience delivering, installing or repairing consumer electronic products
• 1 year of experience in a customer service or in-home services environment
• 1 year of experience in an electronics industry
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, nights and weekends
• Current, valid driver’s license
• Must be at least 21 years old
• Have and maintain a driving record which meets Best Buy safety standards (e.g. minimal number of violations/accidents, etc.)
• Acquire and maintain any state or local licensing, as required, within 90 days of hire
• Able to lift 75 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation and up to 150 pounds with help

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer service experience, including resolution of complex issues

What’s In It For You

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our Benefits Include

• Competitive pay
• Great employee discount
• Financial savings and retirement resources
• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About Us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline

Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

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