Position: Tire Specialist I

Position Summary:

Employees in this class are assigned to a mobile unit covering the maintenance of tires on buses, trucks and miscellaneous equipment at vehicle parking areas. Also performs emergency road service on tires. Work is arduous in nature and involves lifting and moving of heavy objects. General supervision is received from an Automotive Maintenance Foreman.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in inspecting tires on vehicles for evidence of wear, damage, or under inflated;
• Inflates or dismounts and replaces tires as necessary;
• Properly matches tires when dual wheels are involved;
• Repairs flats;
• Performs static balancing of wheels and tires;
• Makes road service calls to change tires;
• Uses such tools and equipment as air compressor and air wrench, jacks, tire irons, safety chains, tire hammers, and tire lubricants;
• Drives truck to locations where work is to be done, and to pick up or deliver tires as necessary;
• Cleans and replaces tools and equipment;
• Loads and unloads tires;
• Assists in maintaining records of vehicles serviced and materials used;
• May perform a variety of other assignments during inclement weather; and
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Some knowledge of tire sizes in relation to vehicle capacity and inspection laws as they apply to the condition of tires on motor vehicles;
• Working knowledge of standard methods, tools, equipment, hazards and safety practices involved in tire maintenance activities;
• Ability to recognize recaps from new tires;
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions;
• Ability to make arithmetical computations and tabulations;
• Ability to properly care for compressed air equipment; and
• Must be in excellent physical condition.

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

Completion of a standard high school diploma or GED and some experience as a helper in a garage or automotive service station; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Certification:

Possession of an appropriate and valid Maryland Motor Vehicle License with a driving record indicating five (5) or fewer current points of which no more than three (3) shall have been accumulated as a result of traffic violations occurring while operating a Board of Education vehicle.  Possession of a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class "B" with endorsements "P" (Passenger) and "S" (School Bus) required or the ability to obtain within the probationary period for new employees or within 6 months of obtaining the position for current PGCPS employees; CDL Class "A" with "P" (Passenger) and "S" (School Bus and Air Brake) preferred. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certifications are strongly encouraged.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Additional Information:

None.