Parts & Tires Technician 2nd Shift - De Pere, WI

Job Details:

Job Location:

Corporate - De Pere, WI 54115, Position Type:
Full Time, Job Category:
Maintenance, POSITION SUMMARY

As a Parts and Tires Technician at WEL companies, you will play a crucial role in our maintenance department. You will help ensure the safety of our drivers through providing technical service to tires and related parts on WEL Companies vehicles and equipment.

• Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply.
• Raise vehicles using hydraulic jacks.
• Remount wheels onto vehicles.
• Unbolt wheels from vehicles and remove them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools.
• Reassemble tires onto wheels.
• Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
• Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles.
• Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes and tears.
• Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed.
• Drive automobiles/trucks to industrial sites to provide services and respond to emergency calls.
• Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings, and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings.
• Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
• Place casing-camelback assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure on the camelbacks to ensure good adhesion.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or equivalent; required
• Experience:
  
  Interest in diesel mechanic field.
• No experience necessary.

• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance & Vision Insurance after 60 days
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Accident & Critical Illness options
• 401(k) & Roth IRA
• Immediate Accrued Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Holiday Pay
• Sick Pay
• Onsite WELcare Clinic
• Onsite Chiropractic Clinic
• Onsite Fitness Center and WELness Coach

We’ve built an entire trucking family based on our core values – put people first, explore possibilities, lead the way, and in it together. It’s a culture that starts with family ownership and reaches across WEL Companies, from new truck drivers to warehouse workers to shop tractor and trailer technicians to office staff. We then elevate that positive base that enhance lifestyles and drive loyalty from top to bottom.

Communication. Relationships. Accessibility. When your part of the WEL Companies team, you’re treated like family. Many trucking companies do a decent job with logistics, technology, and compensation. We can do all that, and more … because the value of a positive, supportive open-door culture is priceless.

In 1975 Wally Tielens and his son, Bruce had a simple vision for a family business that quickly grew into an industry leading refrigerated trucking business. What began as a two-truck business soon blossomed into more than 400 trucks and 700 trailers that provide award winning nationwide service to some of the largest companies in the food, beverage, and dairy industries.

• Certified for ELDT training with the FMCSA in Wisconsin and Florida
• Smart Way Transport Partner & Recognized by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Ranked in the top 15 of  Top 25 Refrigerated Companies
• Home to 62 members of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Presidents Safe Drivers Club
• Top 250 Fleets in America – Commercial Carrier Journal
• 2022 Premier Carrier – Four Kites
• Tyson Foods 2022 Premier Carrier of the Year

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.