Job Description:

• 1) Examines agricultural equipment, such as tractors, combines, and balers, for surface defects, prior to shipment: Examines painted surfaces for scratches, surfaces of parts, such as hydraulic shafts and chains for specified protective coating, and grills, ports, and vents for required sealing against entrance of dust, dirt, and foreign material.

• 2) Reads labels, tags, identification plates, and stenciled markings to ensure that items, such as serial and part numbers, correspond.

• 3) Compares unit with shipping order to determine if correct accessories, such as boxes of spare parts and tools, are present.

• 4) Examines unit to ensure that accessories and parts are securely mounted and that parts, such as radiator and transmission, do not leak.

• 5) Notifies supervisor of defects.