Job Description:

• 1) Repairs and adjusts handtools and power tools used in assembling, adjusting, and aligning typewriters: Examines tools for wear and tear.

• 2) Tests operation of pneumatic tool, such as power socket wrench and power screwdriver, by driving home nuts and screws and by verifying tightness, using handtools, torque wrench, or torque screwdriver.

• 3) Sharpens and squares ends of screwdrivers, using bench grinder.

• 4) Brazes or solders loose handles to tools, using gas torch.

• 5) Repairs or replaces defective jaws of special pliers and wooden tool handles, using mallet and vise.

• 6) Straightens bent tool shanks in vise or by tapping tool shanks with hammer.

• 7) Dismantles, cleans, and oils motors for power tools.

• 8) Discards irreparable tools and requisitions and distributes replacements.

• 9) May repair worn or defective tool parts, using bench lathes, cut-off machine, drill press, and machinists' tools.