TIRE SERVICE REPAIR

 DEFINITION:

 Under  direction  is  responsible for  repairing,  removing,  and
 examining  damaged  and defective or flat  tires  of  automobiles
 and/or  buses, trucks, and heavy equipment; may respond  to  road
 calls  to  replace damaged tires on various automotive  vehicles;
 does other related duties.

 NOTE: The  examples of work for this title are for illustrative
 purposes  only.  A particular position using this title  may  not
 perform all duties listed in this job specification.  Conversely,
 all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Raises  vehicles using various types of jacks, depending  on  the
 types of vehicles being raised

 Unbolts wheels, using lug wrench

 Removes wheels from vehicles by hand, or when  repairing heavy
 equipment tires may use a power hoist

 Locates  puncture  in tubeless tire by visual  inspection  or  by
 immersing  inflated tire in water bath and observing air  bubbles
 emerging from puncture

 Removes inner tubes from tire and examines  tire casing for
 defects, such as holes and tears

 Glues tire patch over rupture in tire casing using rubber cement

 Reassembles tire onto wheel and places wheel on balancing 
 machine to determine counter weights required balancing wheel.

 Hammers required counterweights onto rim of wheels

 Switches regular or snow tires

 Seals  puncture  in tubeless tire by inserting adhesive  material
 and  expanding rubber plug into puncture with use of  appropriate
 hand tools

 Uses  various  tire  tools or equipment to  separate  tires  from
 wheels

 May  be  required  to  make  road  service  repair  on  motorized
 equipment that has flats

 May be required to drive various motor vehicles on the road

 Maintains records and files

 Will  be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or  manual  recording and information  systems  used  by  
 the agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 LICENSE:

 Appointees  will  be required to possess a driver's  license
 valid  in  New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle,  rather
 than  mobility, is necessary to perform the essential  duties  
 of the position.

 Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial
 Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the
 class and type of vehicle being operated.

 NOTE:  The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess
 required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class
 and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Ability  to  utilize  various types of electronic  and/or  manual
 recording and information systems used by the agency, office,  or
 related units.

 Ability  to  read, write, speak, understand, and  communicate  in
 English   sufficiently  to  perform  duties  of  this   position.
 American  Sign  Language or Braille may  also  be  considered  as
 acceptable forms of communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
 as  they  can  perform  essential  functions  of  the  job  after
 reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.   If
 the  accommodation  cannot be made because  it  would  cause  the
 employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

 This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
04673
L
N
  
N/A
01
-

This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 8/06/2007