Arcade/Pinball Tech Wanted - Detroit, MI

Hello all.

Pinside helped us find a great technician for our Austin, TX location opening in July, so I wanted to see if we can find someone for our Detroit, MI location opening in November, 2014. I will donate $50 to Pinside.

We are an amusement vending company located in Denver, CO and we are looking to hire a technician to maintain our machines at a new location in Detroit, MI, opening in November 2014.

The technician will need to stop by the location on Mondays and Fridays to make sure everything is working properly. There will be about 20 pieces total in the location (Pinball, foosball, skeeball, classic arcade games, pool tables, video games, shuffleboard, etc). If you would like to work for us please PM me here on Pinside and I will give you my email address.

Our hourly pay is at the high end of technician pay. Please let me know if you are interested and we can go from there. Thank you.

#2 10 years ago

PEN

Inactive member

Bloomfield Hills, MI

12y 67,150 4,237 4 18

I am looking forward to this new location to play in Detroit!

#3 10 years ago

DAB

Pinfidel

Pinside member

10y 99,800 3,924 9 51

Cool way to hire. Good luck Drew, to finding another great tech and to continued growth and success. Gotta keep our great hobby alive.

#4 10 years ago

BSL

BradLinden

Pinside member

11y 57,800 247 6

I also am very excited about this new location! I wasn't sure if there was going to be pinball there based on my original observations but I would say this is a good sign. Can't wait to check it out.

#5 10 years ago

BIL

tmontana

Pinside member

Livonia, MI

11y 69,300 702 10 10

Where abouts will this place be?

#6 10 years ago

STF

scott_freeman

Pinside member

12y 43,650 875 1

If you select a suburb, there are more of us collectors who could do it part time.

#7 10 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/8849/punch_bowl_social_reportedly_will_bring_food_drink_and_games_to_downtown_detroit?section_name=business#.U0QGnfldVP4

This must be for the Punch Bowl Social that is planned to be opened in Detroit.

#8 10 years ago

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westofrome

Pinside member

Alexandria, VA

11y 77,300 2,158 2

More on this location here. Sounds kind of like Penn Social in downtown DC.

#9 10 years ago

AJS

Drew13

Thank you for the PM's. Really appreciate it.

Yes it is Punch Bowl Social. It will be in the Z building in downtown Detroit. I believe the address is 133 Broadway. It will be 24,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled to be done in October and opening in November.

#10 10 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

Drew, look forward to visiting the PBS in Detroit.

#11 10 years ago

AJS

Drew13

Quoted from Scottn63:
Drew, look forward to visiting the PBS in Detroit.

Nice. I will let you know when I will be there. They are spending $5M on renovation, so it's going to look really nice.

#12 10 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

Drew, Are the machines going to be set up for coin-op or will you pay an hourly rate to play them?

#13 10 years ago

AJS

Drew13

Coin op

#14 10 years ago

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huo

Pinside+ Frequent

11y 63,300 893

In Detroit, I don't believe there's pinball at bars. I could be wrong. This could be a great attraction when in the D.

#15 10 years ago

BOY

vid1900

Pinside+ Member

Sana'a

12y 164K 40,194 18

Quoted from huo:
In Detroit, I don't believe there's pinball at bars. I could be wrong. This could be a great attraction when in the D.

One Eye Betty, Kellys, Danny's all have pins, but a big collection would be an attraction.

#16 10 years ago

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huo

Pinside+ Frequent

11y 63,300 893

Not in the "downtown playground" area though.

#17 10 years ago

BOY

vid1900

Pinside+ Member

Sana'a

12y 164K 40,194 18

Quoted from huo:
Not in the "downtown playground" area though.

That's true.

I always wait for that whole area to get burned to the ground the moment the Tigers win the World Series, or a cop shoots the wrong kid.

A customer in Detroit was telling me his insurance specifically does not cover Riots or Civil Unrest..... sheesh.

#18 10 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

Drew, do you know how many pinball machines are planned to be at the PBS in Detroit?

#19 10 years ago

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GrueLurks

Pinside member

Waterford, MI

11y 39,900 264

Looking forward to this! I have a lot of friends who work and live downtown and will love to play pinball on location down there. The pins on location around Detroit itself are in a laughable state. Ferndale and Royal Oak have a nice selection at various locations including a WOZ on location. One Eyed Bettys has an okay lineup but the pins always have something wrong with them every time I visit.

#20 10 years ago

AJS

Drew13

Quoted from Scottn63:
Drew, do you know how many pinball machines are planned to be at the PBS in Detroit?

Hi Scott,

I am not 100% sure how many pins we are setting up yet. Once I interview a technician and feel out his skill sets, I can figure that out. We really want the pins to be working nicely, so they are enjoyable to play. We have three pins in our Denver and Portland locations, but we are going to do more in Austin and Detroit (especially Detroit). We believe that the city will embrace this concept and this is a much needed adult playground

#21 10 years ago

AJS

Drew13

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#22 9 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

Drew,
Have they started work on the Detroit location yet?

#23 9 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

Now THAT is a bar I would like to hang out in.

#24 9 years ago

AJS

Drew13

They have started. It is slated for an Aug/Sept opening.

#25 9 years ago

JGC

dragster73

Jerry Claue

New Baltimore, MI

11y 33,650 81 25

Are you still looking for a tech?

2 months later

#26 9 years ago

STF

scott_freeman

Pinside member

12y 43,650 875 1

Any update on the location opening?

#27 9 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

I heard November.

#28 9 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

Keep an eye here: https://www.facebook.com/punchbowldet

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#29 9 years ago

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Scottn63

Inactive member

Drew,
Any idea what PINS will be at the Detroit Punch Bowl Social?

#30 9 years ago

LAW

dung

Pinside member

12y 86,050 5,578 6 30

Why are techs so hard to find? I've been asked several times to work as a tech and I do not know enough to do it.

#31 9 years ago

BLY

MrBally

Pinside member

Paradise, NV

12y 141K 13,923 22 1

They are not hard to find. They are hard to pay their asking price.

#32 9 years ago

MCF

pinfarmer

Pinfarmer Parts

Sarnia, ON

11y 42,800 409

Why hasn't anyone mentioned clay harrol. He lives in novi still I think. He does it for a living. I'm sure he could be your goto guy for repair service calls.
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#33 8 years ago

STF

scott_freeman

Pinside member

12y 43,650 875 1

Anyone been to the Detroit Punch Bowl?
Do they have video arcade and pinball machines?

#34 8 years ago

AJS

Drew13