Tire Retread Technician

Job Details

Job Location:

Orange - Orange, MA 01364

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Base+Commission/month

• Use either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes
• Perform work to inspect, buff, repair, build, heat, seal tires through operating machines to re-build tires from rubber components
• Perform all duties associated with Initial Inspection, Shearographer, Buffer, Repair, Builder, Chamber, Extruders, and Final Inspection
• Use either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes
• Use hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things
• Perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials
• Observing, receiving and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources
• Able to withstand environment that is very hot during summer months and colder during winter months
• Tolerate exposure to various chemicals used in cleaning, lubrication, etc.
• Frequent bending, twisting and lifting over 50 lbs. and up to 125 lbs. or more on a regular basis and exert 100+ lbs. of pressure when pushing tires
• Inspects repairs and lubricates equipment, following mfg. instructions to maintain good operating condition
• Maintains standards of cleanliness, orderliness and appearance of plant. Sweeps floors and walls as necessary
• Receives, unloads and stores in designated places, tread, rubber, repair material, curing bags, etc.
• Maintains a stock of tread rubber and repair materials, advising manager when replenishment is necessary
• Able to withstand repetitive and sustained exertions, forceful exertions, awkward postures, mechanical stress concentrations, vibrations in an environment that includes machinery noise, dust and exposure to heat
• Must have ability to understand and comprehend English
• Must be physically and mentally able to safely perform the essential functions without obvious risk of injury to the employee and co-workers
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, and quality control
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers as necessitated by the work
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions

• Inspect worn tires for faults, cracks, cuts and nail holes, and to determine if tires are suitable for retreading
• Operates a buffing machine to remove treads from tires to be retreaded, following specifications for depth and width
• Measures diameter and cross section to determine correct tread width
• Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings in order to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping and retreading processes
• Applies rubber cement to tire casing and hangs up to dry
• Selects proper size tread rubber and applies it to the tire
• Places tire in chamber and programs correct curing temperature according to specification
• Sets timer for curing time according to chart, and makes record of each tire showing size and curing time
• Removes finished retread from curing chamber. Also removes rim and curing bag from finished retread
• Inspects tires to determine defects in curing, (soft cures, ply separation, repairs missed, etc.)
• Checks finished tire with work order for proper identification and completion of work required
• Trims and paints finished retread

• Inspects tires to determine type of repair required, indicates repairs to be made and marks repair only
• Skives out and buffs injury inside and out for proper size repair
• Applies proper cement to inside injury and builds up repair using correct size repair patch
• Covers outside injury with layer of…