Tyre Fitter

Job Purpose As a tire fitter, you play a crucial role in ensuring vehicles roll smoothly and securely on the roads. Your expertise lies in the careful selection, fitting, and maintenance of tires, catering to a diverse range of vehicles, from passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks. You ensure that every tire meets the highest standards of performance and safety.

Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas Tasks Performance Indicator

1. Tyre fitting and removal Correctly lift motor vehicle Utilise correct tools for the job Correctly fit tyres to rim Fit wheels on to motor vehicles correctly Match dual wheels correctly Report any defects to the Site Supervisor e.g. studs, washers, and wheel nuts. Inflate tyres according to manufacturer’s specifications Apply safety standards Brand tyres Clean and paint rims before fitting tyres Torque wheel nuts to manufactures specifications Appropriate and timely communication with relevant parties Undertakes pressure and torque checks No I.O.Ds Scrap tyre analysis: No bead damage to tyres Scrap tyre analysis: No bead damage to tyres Mismatch report: No mismatched duals Mechanical irregularity reports: Report all mechanical defects Pressure analysis: No tyres in accelerated wear and high risk section OHSA: No I.O.DS Branding register/cr1/purchases: All tyres must be branded on both sides. No rust visible on rims Torque sheet: All vehicles must be torqued Pressure and torque sheets completed
2. Customer service Advise and assist customers Receive customers in a friendly manner and with a smile Always clean and presentable No complaint about poor behaviour
3. Housekeeping and asset management Handles tools with care and correctly Ensures work area and yard are always clean Ensures machines & tools are always clean, and stored correctly and safely Ensures dressing rooms are always presentable and neat Responsible for ensuring company property is not damaged Audit report: All pneumatic tools oiled, torque wrench unwound Audit report: Neat and clean Audit report: Work area safe, neat and clean
4. Health and Safety Adheres to Health & Safety standards in the workplace and does not endanger other parties. Complies with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act Ensure Personal Safety Equipment and facilities provided by the company are in good and clean condition. OHSA: complies with the occupational health and safety regulations. No preventable I.O.D`S Audit: using trestles when lifting vehicles, use of the safety cage when inflating, safety clothing worn
5. Documentation Correctly complete tyre change slips for wheel changes and hands them in timeously Prepares survey reports correctly and hands them in timeously Clocks in and out at correct times as per shift by correctly signing the time register Vehicles due for inspection: No vehicles not inspected for the selected period without written request.
6. General Undertake all reasonable requests and instructions, given verbally or in writing that falls within the parameters of own line of duty Willing to “go the extra mile” inn achieving objectives Minimum selection criteria Personal attributes Grade 12 or equivalent Basic English literacy Honesty Integrity Team player