Service Professional

Overview

Tire Rack is looking for a Tire Technician to join our growing South Bend, IN Team! This individual will be responsible for performing skilled and specialized work in the installation, maintenance, and replacement of tires on standard vehicles. The perfect candidate will have experience with:
Balancing, mounting/dismounting tires; ensuring conformance to industry standards; and examining and repairing tires. Position may be required to work evenings and weekends.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepares tires for installation; mounts and dismounts tires on wheels and vehicles; and fills tires to the proper air pressure
• Inspects and tests tires to ensure conformance to standards.
• Examines damaged, defective, or flat tires to determine the extent of damage and the feasibility of repair; and recommends the disposal of non-repairable tires.
• Balances wheels and tire assemblies to minimize wear on tires.
• Operates and maintains diagnostic equipment, hand/power tools, tire changing machines, balancing equipment, and other specialized automotive tools and machinery.
• Practices safety methods in the operation of equipment and performance of duties.
• Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply.
• Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
• Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
• 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.
• Unbolt wheels from vehicles and remove them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools.
• Assist and perform other duties as directed.

Experience is preferred but not a necessity, if you are the right candidate, we will be willing to train!