Home-Tech Offers Career Opportunities

Jan. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- Home-Tech, a Fort Myers based air conditioning and major appliance sales and service company, is seeking individuals to apply for its apprenticeship training program that may put them on a new career path.

Each year, Home-Tech hires between five and eight individuals into its apprenticeship program who undergo a rigorous 240-hour training “boot camp” program at the company’s in-house training facility. The state-of-the-art facility includes computers, displays, simulators for air-conditioning systems and major appliances for hands-on practical training.  This is combined with on the job training supervised by a senior technician, and followed by a written and practical test.

“It’s not easy, but the individuals we look to hire into our apprenticeship program are up to the challenge. We want only the best people working with our customers," says Steve Marino, founder and CEO of Home-Tech. Once on the road, the training continues throughout the first and second year with in-house and online instruction totaling 260-hours a year.
   
Home-Tech is the only Southwest Florida service company that invests in an in-house training program, managed and supervised by a full time trainer.

“We are basically offering a full-ride scholarship to a proven, recession-proof career path,” said Home-Tech founder and CEO Steve Marino. “We are not only paying the tuition, we are paying them as they learn!”  
Applicants for the program must be at least 21, drug-free, with a good driving record and no criminal record. The most important quality in an applicant, according to Marino, is a proven mechanical aptitude, a willingness to learn and work hard. “We take service seriously at Home-Tech, just one of many reasons we have continued to grow for 30 years,” Marino says.

Matt Eberhard completed the training program at Home-Tech two years ago. “At a time when my friends were being laid off, I was offered the opportunity to learn a new career. The program Home-Tech provides is really in-depth. I learned about the products we service in the training center and continued to learn on-the-job, under the supervision of other technicians who have been working the in the field for years. By the time I started out on my own, I was comfortable that I was providing my customers with the best possible service. And, I knew that if I had any questions, there was a team of people at Home-Tech able to back me up and provide additional support.”

Home-Tech is actively recruiting for its apprenticeship program. Interested applicants can call (800) 433-9740, ext. 298.

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Based in Fort Myers, Fla., Home-Tech is a leader in air conditioning service and installation, major appliance sales and service, home-service agreements for nearly three decades. For more information, visit www.Home-Tech.com or call (239) 433-3344.