Automotive Tire Technician
Job Description
Education
- Some secondary school is usually required.
- Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually required.
- Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience: 5 years or more
On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Odours
Work setting
- Willing to relocate
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Change engine oil and lubricate running gears or moving parts of automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Grease booms, pulleys, buckets and other components of heavy equipment
- Replace oil, air and fuel filters on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Install replacement mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers or radiators on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Repair and balance tires
- Add or replace hydraulic and transmission fluids in motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
- Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
- Drive automobile or service truck to location of construction, logging or other industrial sites to provide services.
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player