Tire Technician

Join the Border Tire Team

Border Tire is hiring a Tire Technician in Phoenix, AZ!

The Tire Technician repairs truck and trailer tires to ensure efficient operation and compliance by performing the following duties:

Responsibilities:

• Inspects truck/trailer tires for excessive wear, bulges, cuts, and damaged tread.
• Repairs tires with minor malfunctions.
• Properly secures vehicle to lift to ensure safe operation.
• Unbolts wheels from vehicles and removes them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools.
• Properly dismounts and remounts tires and wheels securely on the vehicle.
• Repairs or replaces tires on light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks.
• Responsible for proper installation of wheels and tires, balancing wheels, and checking for correct fit.
• Maintains all inventories and tire equipment.
• Reassembles tires onto wheels.
• Prepares rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.
• Disposes of damaged/old tires in accordance with state regulations.
• Ensures tires are functioning properly and within the Department of Transportation and Occupational Safety and Health Act Compliance.
• Safely operates all tools and equipment while working in a hazardous environment (around vehicles, moving parts, power tools, commercial tires, etc.)
• Reports any safety issues immediately to management.
• Keeps shop area neat and clean.
• Assists mechanics and performs other duties as directed.
• Must have a current, valid driver's license for the state in which the employee performs his or her driving duties.
• Must maintain a clean driving record, i.e., must remain insurable under our company's liability insurance policy (safety-sensitive position).
• Technicians will be placed in the "on-call" rotation. The schedule is generally posted at the beginning of every month, schedule is subject to change based on business needs and staff requirements.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver's license and a clean MVR record.
• Must be a self-starter and be willing to take initiative.
• Willing and able to work without direct supervision.
• 2+ years related experience in the commercial tire industry.
• Must have strong mechanical skills.

Job Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees are eligible.

BORDER TIRE

YOUR LOCAL TIRE EXPERTS

Border Tire is all things tire. We are a Michelin Commercial Service Network Dealer (MCSN) specializing in medium-duty, heavy-duty, agricultural, and industrial-size tires. We carry a wide variety of brands to meet your needs.

*** We are available when you need us most: 24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year. ***