What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Tire Technician position at Porter's Tire Store, Inc.?
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Join Our Team as a Commercial Tire Technician!
We are a leading provider of tire services, committed to delivering exceptional service to our customers. We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Commercial Tire Technician to join our team. This role involves performing a variety of tire-related services, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining a clean and organized work environment. Our company offers a supportive work culture, competitive pay, and excellent benefits.
Responsibilities
- Repair damaged tires of automobiles, buses, trucks, and other automotive vehicles.
- Lift customer vehicles with a hand jack, unbolt wheels with a lug wrench, and remove wheels carefully by hand.
- Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in a water bath and observing air bubbles.
- Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs using hand tools.
- Separate tubed tires from wheels using a rubber mallet and metal bar or mechanical tire changer.
- Inspect tire casings for defects and repair them using appropriate methods and tools.
- Reassemble tires onto wheels and balance them using a balancing machine.
- Hammer required counterweights onto the rim of the wheel.
- Clean sides of white wall tires and remount wheels onto vehicles.
- Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles as needed.
- Maintain a clean and organized shop floor and equipment.
- Care for all tools and equipment, ensuring they are returned to their proper place.
- Perform other duties essential to the day-to-day operations of the business.
- Participate in the cleaning of the employee restroom on a rotating schedule with other employees.
Qualifications
- Proficiency and efficiency in all phases of tire service work.
- Ability to lift 65 lbs or more.
- Experience with tire changers and balancing machines.
- Training in proper removal and installation of wheels and tires.
- Ability to work in a loud environment with machinery and air guns.
Benefits
- Health, Vision, Dental eligible after 90 days of service.
- 401K with company match eligible after one year of service.
- PTO/Vacation time eligible after one year of service.
- 6 paid Holidays eligible after one year of service.
- Competitive pay
- Weekends off - we work Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.