Job Description:

• 1) Inspects ballpoint pens or mechanical pencils for defects, such as scratched or cracked barrels and faulty mechanisms: Compares color, style, and printed information on pen or pencil with written specifications.

• 2) Depresses plunger of ballpoint pens to test retracting action of cartridge.

• 3) Discards defective items and returns repairable items for rework.

• 4) May write with ballpoint pens to test inking mechanism.

• 5) May remove substandard printing, using rag and solvent.