Job Description:

• 1) Tests, dismantles, and inspects motor vehicle parts returned as defective to determine cause of defects: Examines unit for cracked or missing components.

• 2) Tests unit under simulated operating conditions to determine nature of defect, using computerized testing equipment.

• 3) Dismantles unit and inspects components for conformance to specifications, using instruments, such as micrometers, indicator gauges, hardness testers, calipers, and sine bars.

• 4) Determines cause of defect and prepares report of findings.

• 5) Routes unit to department for replacement, repair, or salvage.

• 6) May judge validity of customer's claim of defective parts or work.

• 7) May specialize according to type of product inspected.