What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing-Retread Technician position at Boulevard Tire?
BOULEVARD TIRE CENTER DUNDEE, FL
Boulevard Tire Center is growing! We are looking for Manufacturing Retread Technician for our Dundee, FL location. Forklift experience a plus. We prefer 1 year manufacturing and production experience and must have excellent attention to detail, be flexible, have a good attendance and safety record, but if you a willingness to learn and interested in advancement we are willing to train!
JOB SUMMARY: Perform repetitive work to inspect, buff, repair, build, heat, seal tires through operating machines to re-build tires from rubber components.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Inspect worn tires for faults, cracks, cuts and nail holes, and to determine if tires are suitable for retreading.
- Operates a buffing machine to remove treads from tires to be retreaded, following specifications for depth and width removal.
- Measures diameter and cross section to determine correct tread width.
- Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings in order to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping and retreading processes.
- Places tire in chamber and programs correct curing temperature according to specification.
- Inspects tires to determine defects in curing, (soft cures, ply separation, repairs missed, etc.).
- Trims and paints finished retread.
- Repairs tires found defective during the process.
- Makes final inspection of repair, cuts tread design with re-grooving iron, paints tire and places in finished stock.
OTHER DUTIES
- Maintains a stock of tread rubber and repair materials, advising manager when replenishment is necessary.
- Ability and flexibility to perform other duties as assigned by Manager
We offer an excellent earning potential, benefit package including paid vacation and 401 k along with advancement in position level and pay. "We love homegrown talent!"
EOE/DFC
Salary : $17 - $19
