Manufacturing-Retread Technician

Earl W. Colvard, Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k)

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Boulevard Tire Center in Miami, FL is looking for a Manufacturing Retread Technician to join our growing team. You will inspect, buff, repair, build and seal tires using automated machines and manual processes to retread tires from rubber components.

Ideal candidates have 1 year of manufacturing or production experience and a strong attention to detail, good attendance and safety record. We provide training and opportunities for advancement and a competitive benefits package including paid

Qualifications

• 1 year manufacturing/production experience
• Excellent attention to detail and strong attendance/safety record
• Willing to learn; training provided

Responsibilities

• Inspect worn tires for faults and determine retread eligibility.
• Operate buffing machine to remove treads and prepare tires.
• Measure diameter and cross-section to determine correct tread width.
• Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed casings for retreading.
• Program curing temperature in chamber per specs.
• Inspect tires for curing defects and quality issues.
• Trim and paint finished retread; perform repairs as needed.
• Conduct final inspection, grooving, painting and stock placement.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety consciousness

Flexibility

Willingness to learn

Tools

Buffing machine

Tire chamber

Job description

Boulevard Tire Center is growing! We are looking for Manufacturing Retread Technician for our Miami, 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/DFW