Tire Installer

Tire Shop Associate

Balances, installs, and rotates tires. Stocks tires and batteries and repairs tires. Answers questions, makes recommendations, and assists members with purchasing/returning tires and batteries. Provides a high level of member service.

Job Duties:

• Locates member cars in the tire shop area of the lot.
• Lists body damage on service order.
• Drives member vehicle into install bay and onto hydraulic hoist.
• Raises auto. Removes the wheel using an impact gun.
• Rolls wheel to mounting machine, removes tire from wheel.
• Cleans hub and wheel rim with wire brush.
• Attaches new valve stem, mounts new tire on wheel, fills tire to appropriate air pressure.
• Operates automatic balance machine to get reading of proper weight and placement to balance wheel.
• Attaches weights (including tape weights) to rims with a weight hammer.
• Mounts wheels to auto using the impact gun according to Tire Shop procedures.
• Repairs flat tires for members and non-members.
• Assists members in determining tire and battery needs, answers questions, makes product recommendations, sells tires.
• Invoices tire purchase and service invoice.
• Loads tires on dolly or rolls tires to install area.
• Alerts supervisor or manager to complete torque check and 10-point check and authorize vehicle release.
• Parks member auto in lot, and returns invoice and keys to sales desk.
• Cleans the installation area by sweeping, mopping, spraying, and wiping.
• Stocks tires and batteries in the sales area in accordance with Tire Shop Manager's merchandising plan.
• Rings up orders. Receives accurate payment, makes change, processes checks, credit and debit charges, gives out receipt and submits order according to proper procedures.
• Calculates refund amount for certain warranty returns of tires and auto batteries.
• Communicates with Tire Shop Manager, Buyers, Receiving Departments, and Inventory Auditors regarding special orders, quantity, status, price, delivery, and promotion of merchandise.
• Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of potentially hazardous materials spills.
• Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery. Assists with department duties as necessary. Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.

Costco Wholesale Corporation