Manufacturing-Retread Technician - Will Train

Boulevard Tire Center; DeLand (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k)

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Boulevard Tire Center is seeking a Manufacturing Retread Technician for our DeLand, FL location. The role involves inspecting, buffing, repairing, and building retread tires using a variety of machines. Forklift experience is a plus, and there is emphasis on attendance, safety, and accuracy.

Training is available for those eager to learn and advance. Daily duties include operating buffing and curing processes, inspecting for defects, and performing final tire finishing and stock readiness.

Qualifications

• 1 year manufacturing and production experience preferred.
• Forklift experience a plus.
• Must have excellent attention to detail, be flexible, have a good attendance and safety record.
• Willingness to learn and advancement opportunities are available with training.

Responsibilities

• Inspect worn tires for faults and determine if retreading is suitable.
• Operate buffing machine to remove treads per specifications.
• Measure diameter and cross section to determine tread width.
• Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed casings for vulcanization and recapping.
• Program curing temperature for tire chamber per spec.
• Inspect tires for curing defects and quality control.
• Trim and paint finished retread; repair if defective.
• Final inspection and finishing of tread design and stock placement.

Skills

Forklift experience

Attention to detail

Good attendance

Safety record

Willingness to learn

Manufacturing/production experience (1

Tools

Buffing machine

Curing chamber

Job description

Boulevard Tire Center is growing! We are looking for Manufacturing Retread Technician for our DeLand 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!"

Along With An Excellent Benefit Package Including

• 2 PTO days after 6 months and 7 PTO days on your anniversary.
• 401 k with 25% match up to 4%.

EOE/DFW