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Career: Tire Repairers and Changers
Job Description
Repair and replace tires.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply. |
100
|
Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels. |
100
|
Raise vehicles using hydraulic jacks. |
100
|
Remount wheels onto vehicles. |
100
|
Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles. |
100
|
Unbolt wheels from vehicles and remove them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools. |
100
|
Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects. |
100
|
Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools. |
98
|
Reassemble tires onto wheels. |
97
|
Clean sides of whitewall tires. |
96
|
Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels. |
95
|
Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed. |
91
|
Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes and tears. |
91
|
Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools. |
89
|
Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement. |
86
|
Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers. |
85
|
Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks. |
76
|
Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates. |
57
|
Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers. |
50
|
Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting. |
49
|
Order replacements for tires and tubes. |
38
|
Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process. |
31
|
Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services and respond to emergency calls. |
18
|
Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings, and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings. |
16
|
Place casing-camelback assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure on the camelbacks to ensure good adhesion. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
71
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
68
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
68
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
57
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
55
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
52
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
49
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
48
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
47
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
46
|
Getting Information
|
45
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
44
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
44
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
44
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
44
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
43
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
42
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
42
|
Processing Information
|
40
|
Thinking Creatively
|
40
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
40
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
37
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
37
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
36
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
35
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
35
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
34
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
33
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
31
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
30
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
29
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
27
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
26
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
23
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
22
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
21
|
Interacting With Computers
|
10
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
5
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|