Tire Repairers and Changers

• Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
• Remount wheels onto vehicles.
• Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.
• Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
• Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
• Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
• Reassemble tires onto wheels.
• Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
• Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
• Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
• Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.
• Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.
• Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
• Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
• Clean and tidy up the shop.
• Order replacements for tires or tubes.
• Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
• Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
• Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.
• Clean sides of whitewall tires.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Tire Repairers and Changers.

• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Tire Repairers and Changers.