Job Description:

• 1) Repairs portable, household electrical appliances, such as fans, heaters, vacuum cleaners, toasters, and flatirons, on assembly line: Refers to inspector's checklist, or defect-symbol marked on appliance, to identify defective or malfunctioning part.

• 2) Disassembles appliance to remove defective part, using power screwdrivers, soldering iron, and handtools.

• 3) Installs new part, and reassembles appliance.

• 4) Records nature of repair in log or on mechanical counting device.

• 5) Maintains stock of replacement parts.

• 6) May determine repair requirements by connecting appliance to power source or examining parts for defects while disassembling.

• 7) May file or bend parts to remove burrs or to improve alignment and fit.

• 8) May hold appliance against buffing or polishing wheel to remove scratches from metal surfaces.

• 9) May touch up paint defects, using brush or spray gun.

• 10) May be designated according to part repaired as Heating-Element Repairer; or appliance repaired as Electric-Frying-Pan Repairer; Food-Mixer Repairer; Toaster-Element Repairer; Vacuum-Cleaner Repairer.