Retread Maintenance Technician

Love's Travel Stops; Milan (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading travel stop company, where you'll play a crucial role in maintaining equipment and ensuring smooth operations in a fast-paced environment. As a Retread Maintenance Technician, you'll be responsible for all aspects of retread maintenance, from power washing to equipment repairs. Your success will be measured by your ability to learn new skills, provide excellent customer service, and promote teamwork. This role offers a unique opportunity to grow within a family-owned business that values integrity, innovation, and a strong work ethic. If you're ready to fuel your growth and be part of a winning culture, this is the place for you!

Benefits

Company funded tuition assistance program

Paid Time Off

Flexible Scheduling

401(k) – 100% match up to 5%

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30 days

Competitive Pay

Career Development

Hiring Immediately

Qualifications

• 1+ years of industrial maintenance experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and clean facility using safety-first practices.
• Inspect and repair equipment to ensure safety and functionality.
• Perform routine inspections and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Time Management

Organization Skills

Problem Solving

Basic Arithmetic

Ability to Operate Equipment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklifts

Floor Scrubbers

Retreading Machinery

Hand Tools

Power Tools

Job description

Address: 13516 Telecom Dr. Milan, TN, 38358

Benefits:

• Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance program
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Scheduling
• 401(k) – 100% match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30 days
• Competitive Pay
• Career Development
• Hiring Immediately

Objective of the position: Retread Maintenance Technicians help drive the continued success of our Retread Centers by working safely and efficiently. They are responsible for all functions pertaining to retread maintenance, including but not limited to power washing, preventive equipment maintenance, equipment repairs, and maintaining part inventory. The position focuses on ensuring all equipment and the facility are maintained and running smoothly to meet the demands of the commercial retread customer. Technicians will perform various daily duties as assigned by the Retread Plant Manager to ensure proper warehouse cleanliness and maintenance standards are upheld. Success in this role is measured by the technician's ability to learn new skills, provide excellent customer service, and promote teamwork within the organization.

Essential functions:

• Maintain a safe and clean facility and use safety-first practices to remain accident-free.
• Use all safety-related PPE such as gloves, safety glasses and vest, and harnesses or seatbelts while driving equipment.
• Inspect new equipment prior to use on site.
• Responsible for inspecting and verifying daily safety checks of equipment.
• Dismantle and repair or replace faulty components.
• Reassemble and test components to ensure they are working safely.
• Undertake routine inspections of gearboxes, hydraulics, electrical systems, and frames.
• Diagnose causes of malfunctioning of machines, motors, pumps, transformers, and related mechanical, electro/mechanical components.
• Keep accurate records of work completed on machinery utilizing the company Shop Connect system.
• Complete daily, monthly, and yearly inspections and accurately record inspection data.
• Use a wide range of specialist hand and power tools, including sockets, spanners, screwdrivers, drills, lifting gear, and welding/cutting equipment. Assist with periodic inventory counts.
• Perform routine facilities maintenance and repairs.
• Maintain personal grooming and uniform standards.
• Maintain company attendance standards. Other tasks as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Prior experience working in a distribution center/warehouse environment.
• 1+ years of industrial maintenance experience preferred.

Skills and physical demands:

• Hard Skills: Ability to learn and operate all facility equipment including computers, forklifts, floor scrubbers, and retreading machinery.
• Soft Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills, perform basic arithmetic functions: add, subtract, multiply, and divide, time management skills, organization skills, can-do attitude, sense of urgency, and strong work ethic.
• Typical Physical Demands: Requires normal range of hearing and vision. Very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and working from elevated surfaces. Frequently lift and/or move over 75 pounds. Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working within a fast-paced distribution center and tire retread plant environment where there may be wide temperature variations depending on weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to dirt, dust, rubber smells, debris, cleaning solutions, as well as powered material handling equipment and commercial truck traffic.

Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture.

The Love's Experience

Love’s was founded in 1964 on the values of integrity, customer focus, strong work ethic, innovation, and perseverance. We are looking for these in every person we hire. No matter what job you do for Love’s, your commitment to these values will not only continue our legacy of growth, it will also ensure your successful career.

Nearest Major Market: Jackson
Nearest Secondary Market: Memphis
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