Job Description:

• 1) Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in reworking rejected ball bearings: Disassembles and inspects races, faceways, cups, cones, retainers, and bearings.

• 2) Diagnoses imperfections, such as parts not within tolerance, scratches, burrs, rust, or dirt and determines if part can be reworked or should be rejected.

• 3) Assigns bearings to assistants to be reworked, advises them on problems involving bearing salvage, and trains workers in principles and practices of salvaging rejects.

• 4) Inspects reworked bearings and components, using special go-not-go gauges, calipers, and micrometers.

• 5) May operate lathes to turn, bore, face, and polish raceways, and perform related operations to rework bearings.