OFFICE MACHINE AND CASH REGISTER SERVICER

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Repair and service office machines, such as adding, accounting, calculating, duplicating, and typewriting machines. Includes the repair of manual, electrical, and electronic office machines.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Tests machine to locate cause of electrical problems, using testing devices, such as voltmeter, ohmmeter, and circuit test equipment.
• 2) Disassembles machine and examines parts, such as wires, gears, and bearings for wear and defects, using
• 3) Operates machine, such as typewriter, cash-register, or adding machine to test functioning of parts and mechanisms.
• 4) Assembles and installs machine according to specifications, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring devices.
• 5) Cleans and oils mechanical parts to maintain machine.
• 6) Reads specifications, such as blueprints, charts, and schematics to determine machine settings and adjustments.
• 7) Repairs, adjusts, or replaces electrical and mechanical components and parts, using hand tools, power tools, and soldering or welding equipment.
• 8) Instructs operators and servicers in operation, maintenance, and repair of machine.

Activities:

• 1) Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
• 2) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 3) Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
• 4) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• 5) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• 6) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• 7) Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
• 8) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 9) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Abilities:

• 1) Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• 2) Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• 3) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 4) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• 5) Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 6) Wrist-Finger Speed — The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• 7) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 8) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• 9) Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• 10) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• 11) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• 12) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• 13) Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Knowledge

• 1) Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• 2) Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• 3) Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.