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Originally Posted by new2subaru
T, I wasn't under the impression we were talking about a licensed mechanic here.
Subaru has a mechanic checking the boxes off at the end of the line? Serious question.
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I based what I said on the use of the word "tech". No they don't use mechanics. It is just an inspector position with special trainning. Since the Japanese law does not dictate what that training must be it could be as simple or complex as the company wants. I have no idea what that actual training is.
On a related note the North American plants have no legal requirement to inspect the cars. They do of course do it for quality reasons. Since many of these plants are union you can rest assured that the position is awarded by seniority not skill or ability. The training is often just sombody showing the new guy what to do. This of course means the inspectors are sometimes nit the best around.