Tire Truck Operator - DPW-Fleet Services Operations

About the role

Overview To provide road service and repairs to tires on the City vehicles equipment in support of the operating departments.

Responsibilities

• Changes tires and/or repairs tires of large construction equipment as well as trucks and cars in garage road service.
• Operates truck attachments such as tire changing equipment, repair equipment and wheel balance machine.
• Repairs all types of tires to include bud wheels, split rims, tubeless, etc.
• Road work orders, maintenance forms, and technical manuals in order to apply appropriate techniques or methods to perform assigned tasks.
• Operate service truck mounted tire changing equipment and repair equipment.
• Employ precision measuring devices powered and non-powered shop tools.
• Conducts operational checks on truck equipment prior to operations.
• May attend training schools, classes, and seminars.
• Assist other workers when not on road service call in the tire garage.
• Examine tires for excessive tire wear.
• Is responsible for picking up police property and delivering that property to IMPD.
• Operates radio in accordance with FCC rules and dispatcher instructions.
• Takes responsibility for conduct of passengers.
• Must have hand tools relevant to the assigned types of repairs upon reporting for work.
• Observes all job-site safety regulations.
• May be required to work overtime.
• Will be held responsible for tools/equipment supplied by the City.
• Depth perception required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Must successfully pass a re-employment physical.

Qualifications

• Five years work-related experience related to tire repair.
• Knowledge of tires, tubes and rims, tire repair and changing equipment.
• Knowledge of the vehicular and equipment nomenclature.
• Knowledge of repair procedures and techniques applicable to equipment owned by the City of Indianapolis or Marion County.
• Knowledge of tires, tubes, rims, and experience with tire repair and changing equipment safely and efficiently.
• Able to repair all types of tires to include bud wheels, split rim, tubeless, etc.

Skills

• Work performed outside with exposure to various weather conditions.
• Exposure to intermittent noise, dust, silica, fumes, smoke, gases, greases, oils, electrical energy, solvents, vibrations, etc.
• Works on slippery/uneven walking surfaces, around machinery with moving parts, around moving objects/vehicles and hands in water/wet materials.
• Works primarily alone.