Duties and Responsibilities of the Job :
Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.
Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
Clean and tidy up the shop.
Clean sides of whitewall tires.
Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.
Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.
Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.
Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
Order replacements for tires or tubes.
Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.
Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.
Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
Reassemble tires onto wheels.
Remount wheels onto vehicles.
Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings.
Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
Pay / Hours
Monday-Friday
7 : 00 am - 3 : 30 pm
$17.50 / hr
Barron
Last updated : 2024-05-06
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