Roadside Technician Commercial Tires - Abilene, TX

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The starting pay for this position is $18.00/hr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on factors such-as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. Selected candidates may be eligible for a number of benefits, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability, tuition assistance, sick and vacation time, as well as tire discounts.

The role of the Roadside Technician position in our company can be broken down into one sentence: “An emergency response tire technician for semi-truck fleets”. To elaborate a bit further; when a customer has a tire related failure, a Technician is dispatched to the customer's location to repair or change the tire. This means that a Technician is expected to be roadside when performing their job duties.

During times when there are no service calls pending, Technicians will be expected to help mount orders, clean and organize the shop, and other general duties as needed.

Experience isn't required for this position. You will be trained in any skills required.

Shift Information: There is a mandatory on-call rotation. During a Technician's on-call period, they are expected to run after-hours service calls at a 95% Accept rate
, which includes weekends and nights. After-hours service calls are paid in double-time with a minimum of 2 hours per call!!

Benefits At-a Glance

• Comprehensive benefits package:
  Medical, Prescription drug, Vision, Dental, Wellness Program, Life insurance, 401(k) with company matching, Paid vacation/Sick Pay and holidays, Tuition Reimbursement & Employee Discounts and Safe work environment
• On-going Training and further career advancement opportunities

Basic Requirements

• Valid driver's license and meet commercial driver qualification requirements
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Previous Commercial Service Tire experience

About the Role:
What skills will you learn?

• Servicing Commercial Tires including dismounting, mounting, and repairing any type of tire.
• Perform match mounting, match mating dual assemblies, and radial runout as necessary.
• Inflating of tires to prescribed PSI per load requirements.
• Complying with OSHA regulations and safety requirements including; how wear proper PPE, use tire cages, and follow all other safety policies and procedures.

We are a service and retreading market leader with over 200 Commercial Tire Centers and Truck Care Centers located across the United States. Our mission statement is 'SERVICE EXCELLENCE – ALWAYS'. Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Centers (CTSC) are owned by Goodyear — which makes them uniquely qualified to offer you trusted tires, reliable services and powerful management tools to help you lower your operating costs.

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.