Tire Installer

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About the Role

Balances, installs, and rotates tires. Stocks tires and batteries, repairs tires, and assists members with purchasing or returning tires and batteries. Provides high-level member service.

Responsibilities

• 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 wheels using an impact gun and rolls them to the mounting machine.
• Removes tire from wheel, cleans hub and rim with wire brush.
• Attaches new valve stem, mounts new tire on wheel, and fills to appropriate air pressure.
• Operates automatic balance machine to determine proper weight and placement for balancing; attaches weights (including tape weights) to rims.
• Mounts wheels to vehicle using an 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, and sells tires.
• Invoices tire purchases and services; loads tires on dolly or rolls them to install area.
• Alerts supervisor or manager to complete torque check and 10-point check for vehicle release authorization.
• Parks member vehicle in lot and returns invoice and keys to sales desk.
• Cleans installation area by sweeping, mopping, spraying, and wiping.
• Stocks tires and batteries in the sales area according to the Tire Shop Manager’s merchandising plan.
• Processes transactions: rings up orders, receives payment (cash, check, credit/debit), provides receipts, and calculates refunds for warranty returns.
• Communicates with Tire Shop Manager, Buyers, Receiving Departments, and Inventory Auditors regarding special orders, quantity, status, price, delivery, and promotions.
• Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of potentially hazardous material spills.
• Operates vehicles, equipment, or machinery as required.
• Assists with department duties and in other warehouse departments as necessary.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits: medical, dental, vision, hearing aid, pharmacy, behavioral health, and employee assistance
• Health care reimbursement account
• Dependent care assistance plan
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Stock purchase plan (for eligible employees)

Schedule

Open availability is required to meet business needs, apart from any religious or disability considerations.