Manufacturing-Retread Technician

Boulevard Tire Center; Dundee (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k)

Job summary

Boulevard Tire Center in Dundee, FL is hiring a Manufacturing Retread Technician to inspect, buff, repair and rebuild tires from rubber components. You'll operate retread equipment, measure dimensions, and ensure quality before vulcanization. Training available for career advancement with a strong safety and attendance record.

Experience preferred, but we are willing to train motivated candidates and offer a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 1 year manufacturing/production experience preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail, flexible, good attendance and safety record.
• Willingness to learn with advancement opportunities; training available.

Responsibilities

• Inspect worn tires for faults, cracks, cuts and nail holes to determine retread suitability.
• Operate buffing machine to remove tread according to depth/width specs.
• Measure diameter and cross-section to determine correct tread width.
• Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed casings for retreading and vulcanization prep.
• Program curing temperature in the chamber per specification.
• Inspect cured tires for defects and ensure quality of finish.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Attendance reliability

Flexibility

Job 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