Tire Technician

About the Role

Our Material Handling Group is seeking a full-time Tire Technician for our Bronx, NY branch. Tire technicians will provide professional installation of industrial tires on material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Install tires on various material handling equipment, primarily forklifts
• Safely operate a single axle 26-foot box truck with a self-contained industrial tire press
• Ensure work orders are filled out correctly
• Put away tires/stock in warehouse
• Load trucks daily with inventory needed, unload scrap at end of day
• Maintain company truck (wash/clean, check fluids, daily walk around inspection)
• Fill out monthly truck inspection/condition form
• Maintain professional appearance
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Consistent, regular, and reliable attendance including being ready for work at the designated start time

Requirements

• Previous tire industry experience is preferred
• Experience operating a forklift, hydraulic tire press, pneumatic impact and torque wrench is preferred
• Good mechanical aptitude
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Valid Driver's License with a clean driving record is required
• DOT Medical Certification required upon hire

Qualifications

Language Skills - Basic

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization

Mathematical Skills - Basic

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance

Reasoning Ability - Intermediate

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Physical Demands / Work Environment

Physical/Sensory Functions

• Regularly will use hands, talk/hear
• Frequently will stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel crouch or crawl
• Occasionally will climb or balance, taste/smell

Vision

No special vision requirements

Lift and/or Move Functions

• Frequently will lift from 25 to 100+ pounds

Work Environment

• Regularly will work near moving mechanical parts, vibration
• Frequently will work in outdoor weather conditions
• Occasionally will work in wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat (non-weather related), risk of electrical shock

Pay

Compensation Range: $28.00 to $34.00 per hour. This range is regarding base pay only and does not include benefits and potential bonuses. Overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographical location, skillset, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Company van (parked at home each day)
• Company fuel card
• Company paid cell phone
• Tool insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Outstanding benefits package offering Dental, Vision, and 100% employer paid Medical insurance premiums, plus much more
• 401(k) with match
• Competitive wages
• Company uniforms provided

About Alta

Culture is Job #1. Alta Equipment Group prides itself in living by our Guiding Principles: Invest in the Best, Passion for Excellence, Customers for Life, Mutual Respect and One Team. More than an equipment company, Alta is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships. If you have a passion for excellence and are ready to make a difference within our organization, we’re ready for you.

At Alta Equipment Group, we believe in mutual respect and are committed to diversity while inspiring our employees to reach their maximum potential. Voted a “Top Work Place USA”, our employees across North America are committed to excellence. It’s the Alta way.

What We Look For

At Alta Equipment Group, we are looking for candidates who are a cultural fit with our organization and understand that every task and job goes toward fostering customers for life. Along with that, a great attitude that embraces mutual respect and delivering a consistent high energy level that exudes a passion for excellence. Also, we are searching for a skill set that has a high aptitude for the position with a continual focus on investing in one’s profession through additional training and learning.