Manufacturing-Retread Technician

Earl W. Colvard, Inc.; Dundee (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k) plan

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Boulevard Tire Center Dundee, FL seeks a Manufacturing Retread Technician to join our growing team. The role involves inspecting, buffing, building and curing tires for retreading, with a focus on safety, attendance, and quality.

Experience is preferred but we will provide on-site training for advancement. Forklift experience is a plus, and candidates should be flexible, detail-oriented, and eager to learn in a fast-paced shop environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year manufacturing and production experience preferred.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and be flexible.
• Willingness to train for advancement.
• Must maintain good attendance and safety record.

Responsibilities

• Inspect tires for faults to determine retread suitability.
• Operate buffing machine to remove tread per specs.
• Measure diameter and cross-section to set tread width.
• Apply semi-raw rubber treads onto casings for retreading.
• Set curing temperature in chamber per specification.
• Inspect cured tires for defects.
• Trim and paint finished retread.
• Repair defective tires during process.
• Perform final inspection and stock finished tires.
• Maintain stock of tread rubber and repair materials.
• Be flexible to perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Good attendance

Safety minded

Willingness to learn

Tools

Forklift experience

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