Vend Guys

Tier I Technical Support Specialist – Smart Cooler Vending

Vend Guys
Posted 10/20/2026part-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $17 - $23 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in customer technical support, including troubleshooting smart devices and payment readers, while effectively communicating technical information to non-technical customers. Proficient in documenting issues and following established procedures for Tier I support.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Customer Technical SupportTroubleshooting Smart DevicesWritten Communication SkillsIssue DocumentationConnectivity Understanding

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Receive and respond to customer technical-support requests through approved channels
  • Identify issue categories including machine offline, app access, activation, binding, demo mode, pending transactions, payment-reader issues, and connectivity concerns
  • Gather customer, machine, location, timeline, screenshot, video, error-message, and troubleshooting information
  • Determine whether issues involve the HaHa app, backend, physical machine, POS screen, Nayax/PAX reader, customer setup, or connectivity path
  • Guide customers through approved first-line troubleshooting, including remote restarts, physical power cycles, and app checks
  • Help customers monitor machine status and identify recurring offline blips or stuck transactions
  • Assist with routine onboarding, app walkthroughs, product library setup, pricing, templates, inventory, machine management, and general app operation
  • Advise customers on demo mode, machine binding, and approved setup procedures
  • Send follow-up recaps and direct customers to training recordings, knowledge-base articles, and approved resources
  • Collect connectivity details for Tier II evaluation, including connection type, facility network information, signal conditions, and requested evidence
  • Help identify whether transaction issues appear on the HaHa or Nayax/MoMa side and gather transaction examples
  • Escalate payment-reader, settlement, card-reader, integration, backend, vendor, connectivity-design, firmware, and other advanced issues to Tier II
  • Communicate clearly and calmly, ask focused questions, explain steps in plain language, provide next steps, and keep customers informed
  • Maintain ownership of customer communication during escalation
  • Document symptoms, timelines, evidence, troubleshooting steps, results, issue status, and clean Tier II handoffs
  • Follow approved Tier I procedures and avoid unsupported recommendations or decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Must own and operate a Haha Smart Cooler; proof is required
  • Strong customer-service and written-communication skills
  • Ability to identify the actual technical issue from customer messages
  • Ability to ask focused clarifying questions
  • Ability to follow troubleshooting checklists without skipping steps
  • Ability to document customer issues accurately and clearly
  • Experience with support tickets, email, chat, screenshots, app status, and customer follow-up
  • Ability to explain technical steps in plain language to non-technical customers
  • Basic understanding of smart devices, mobile apps, web dashboards, and connected equipment
  • Basic understanding of Wi-Fi, Ethernet, cellular connectivity, routers, and SIM cards
  • Ability to distinguish machine status, app status, backend status, POS behavior, and payment-reader behavior
  • Ability to stay calm and professional with frustrated customers
  • Ability to recognize when issues must be escalated to Tier II Technical Support
  • Strong attention to detail and follow-up habits
  • Willingness to learn smart cooler vending technology, HaHa systems, Nayax/PAX payment-reader basics, connectivity workflows, and Vend Guys support procedures
  • Helpful experience includes vending operations, smart cooler or unattended retail, customer technical support, POS or payment-reader support, basic networking, router/Wi-Fi/Ethernet/cellular/SIM troubleshooting, help desk or ticket-based support, field-service coordination, and working with non-technical customers
  • Must follow approved procedures instead of guessing
  • Must understand Tier I/Tier II role boundaries and escalate issues beyond the documented Tier I process

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Opportunity to work with a growing smart cooler vending company
  • Hands-on experience with connected vending technology
  • Experience with smart cooler platforms, customer technical support, app-based equipment support, payment-reader troubleshooting, and real-world connectivity support

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Hard Skills
Troubleshooting ChecklistsSmart Device OperationPayment Reader SupportWi-Fi TroubleshootingEthernet ConnectivityMobile App UnderstandingBackend Status IdentificationPOS Behavior AnalysisTicket-Based Support ExperienceField-Service Coordination
Soft Skills
Customer ServiceAttention to DetailCalm Under PressureFocused QuestioningProfessional Communication
Tools & Technologies
HaHa Smart CoolerNayax Payment ReaderPAX Payment ReaderWeb DashboardsKnowledge Base Articles
Industry Keywords
Unattended RetailVending OperationsTechnical Support ProceduresTier I SupportTier II Escalation