Tire Technician - Equipment Services

Tire Technician - Equipment Services

Under basic supervision, performs tire installation, repairs, and general maintenance on vehicles and machinery.

Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Properly mount and install vehicle tires, ensuring correct fitment and torque specifications.
• Assess tire damage and perform repairs, such as patching, plugging, or patch-plug combinations.
• Perform tire rotations to promote even tread wear and prolong tire life.
• Use precision equipment to balance tires, minimizing vibrations and ensuring a smooth ride.
• Drain and refill engine oil, replace oil filters, and perform related maintenance tasks according to manufacturer guidelines.
• Inspect and top off fluid levels, including coolant, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, and brake fluid.
• Replace air filters, cabin filters, and fuel filters as needed.
• Assist in performing wheel alignments to adjust the angles of the wheels for proper vehicle handling and tire wear.
• Conduct visual inspections of vehicles to identify potential issues or areas of concern such as leaks, worn components, or damage.
• Perform routine maintenance on tools and equipment used in tire and oil service to ensure proper functioning and safety.
• Accurately record and manage work orders as required.
• Respond promptly to service calls for tire-related issues, such as flat tires, blowouts, and tire replacements.
• Assist in jump-starting vehicles, providing temporary solutions to enable customers to reach their destination safely.
• Support the cleanliness and organization of the shop by sweeping, mopping, dusting, and maintaining a clean work environment. Assist with the disposal of waste materials and ensure proper storage of tools and equipment.

Minimum qualifications: One year of general tire service experience is required. Experience in fueling vehicles, changing oil and oil filters, and changing or repairing auto and large equipment tires is also required. A combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to the requirements above may be considered.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities: Knowledge of proper tools used in general automotive repairs. Ability to safely use tools, vehicles, and equipment such as wreckers, tire hammers and breakdown bars, tire and wheel balancers, tire machines, jacks, air impact wrenches, forklifts, and assorted hand tools. Skill in reading and practical application of manuals, schematics, and other similar specifications used by city departments. Ability to read, measure, and calculate types and sizes of materials needed. Ability to reason the amount of time that will be used in the actual repair process. Ability to speak, understand, and follow instructions in English. Ability to drive a vehicle to and from various work sites.

License and certification requirements: A valid Texas State Driver's License is required.

Physical demands and working environments: Ability to sit, stand, and transport oneself from building to building. The employee will work in extreme temperatures, bending, kneeling, twisting, and climbing to make repairs on materials or equipment. Employees can work with mechanical, chemical, and electrical hazards while repairing vehicles and equipment. The employee is also required to perform heavy lifting of machinery and equipment of up to 50 pounds.