Tire Repairer / Changer

Starting $21.00/ per hour

Who we are:

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From our humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous.

Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all North America.

Thompson Pipe Group is looking for a Lube Technician. This person will be responsible for performing basic automotive services including mounting and balancing of tires, tire repairs, oil changes, vehicle inspections, and other less technical services while delivering excellent customer support.

Job Summary:

The Tire Changer/Repairer will diagnose, repair, rotate, and change tires.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Uses hydraulic jacks to lift vehicles.
• Inspects tire casing to identify holes, tears, or other defects.
• Explains technical diagnoses and repairs and answers customers’ questions in nontechnical terms.
• Identifies appropriate tire size and ply; inflates tires to proper air pressure based on product information.
• Identifies punctures in tubeless tires by visually inspecting the tire or immersing it in a water bath and locating bubbles.
• Removes items puncturing tires; injects or inserts adhesive materials and expanding rubber plugs to seal punctures in tubeless tires; glues or seals patches over ruptures as appropriate.
• Uses lug wrenches and other hand or power tools to unbolt and remove wheels from vehicle.
• Rotates tires using appropriate tools.
• Identifies counterweights required to balance wheels with the use of balancing machines; attaches counterweights onto rims.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Good verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to understand and comply with tire repair and replacement standards.
• Ability to safely and efficiently work with related tools and lifts.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous related experience, OR;
• Successful completion of a vocational automotive tire service training program.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods working in confined, awkward spaces.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at a time.
• Manual dexterity to operate tools and lifts.
• The ability to handle extreme temperatures, loud and continuous noise exposure, dirt, oil, and other chemicals.
• Exposure to hazardous circumstances.

Must pass Pre-employment Physical and drug test.

Not A Warehouse Job. Precast Concrete Pipes is what we do.

What We Offer

• Medical, Vision and Dental, Life Benefits
• Life & Supplement Life
• Company Matched 401K retirement plan
• Vacation & Sick Leave
• Training and Development
• Career Opportunity
• $1,000.00 Referral Bonus

Apply Now!

We are located at 3009 N Laurel Avenue Rialto, CA 92377