Manufacturing-Retread Technician - WILL TRAIN

Earl W. Colvard, Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k) plan

Job summary

Boulevard Tire Center in Miami, FL is seeking a Manufacturing Retread Technician. This role involves inspecting tires, buffing and rebuilding retreads, and ensuring quality through curing and final inspections.

We value 1 year of manufacturing experience and a strong safety record. Forklift experience is a plus, and we are willing to train motivated individuals for advancement within the company.

Qualifications

• Must have 1 year manufacturing and production experience
• Forklift experience is a plus; training is available for motivated candidates
• Attention to detail, good attendance and safety record required

Responsibilities

• Inspect worn tires for faults and determine retread suitability
• Operate buffing equipment to remove treads according to specs
• Measure diameter and cross section to select correct tread width
• Build rubber treads onto casings for retreading and vulcanization
• Program curing temperature and inspect cures for defects
• Trim, paint, and finalize retreaded tires for stock

Skills

Forklift experience

Manufacturing experience

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