Manufacturing-Retread Technician

ZipRecruiter; Dundee; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing firm in Dundee is seeking a Manufacturing Retread Technician to inspect and repair tires. The role includes operating machinery to rebuild tires, ensuring quality and safety. Candidates with manufacturing experience and a strong attention to detail are preferred. The company offers excellent earning potential, a benefits package including paid vacations, and opportunities for advancement.

Benefits

Paid vacation

401(k)

Advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• 1 year manufacturing and production experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspect worn tires for faults, cracks, cuts, and nail holes.
• Operate a buffing machine to remove treads from tires.
• Measure diameter and cross-section to determine correct tread width.
• Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings.
• Program and monitor curing temperature in chamber.
• Inspect tires for defects in curing.
• Trim and paint finished retreads.
• Repair defective tires during the process.
• Make final inspections and cuts tread design.

Skills

Forklift experience

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Good attendance

Willingness to learn

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

BOULEVARD TIRE CENTER DUNDEE, FL

Boulevard Tire Center is growing! We are looking for Manufacturing Retread Technician for our Dundee, FL location. Forklift experience a plus. We prefer 1 year manufacturing and production experience and must have excellent attention to detail, be flexible, have a good attendance and safety record, but if you a willingness to learn and interested in advancement we are willing to train!

JOB SUMMARY: Perform repetitive work to inspect, buff, repair, build, heat, seal tires through operating machines to re-build tires from rubber components.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• 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 removal.
• 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.
• Places tire in chamber and programs correct curing temperature according to specification.
• Inspects tires to determine defects in curing, (soft cures, ply separation, repairs missed, etc.).
• Trims and paints finished retread.
• Repairs tires found defective during the process.
• Makes final inspection of repair, cuts tread design with re-grooving iron, paints tire and places in finished stock.

OTHER DUTIES

• Maintains a stock of tread rubber and repair materials, advising manager when replenishment is necessary.
• Ability and flexibility to perform other duties as assigned by Manager

We offer an excellent earning potential, benefit package including paid vacation and 401 k along with advancement in position level and pay. "We love homegrown talent!"

EOE/DFC