Tyre Attendant
Unitrans Recruitment - Johannesburg/Pretoria, Gauteng
Closing date yi 8 ka July 2026
Regrettably, this position has been removed.
Purpose
- Will regularly inspect components related to vehicle tires, for example, rims, hubs, studs and nuts to check for excessive wear or cracks, damage to the beads, performing periodic tests on the tires.
Requirements
- Qualification: Grade 12 or grade equivalent to Grade 12 or Transport maintenance/professional technical training in mechanics
- At least 3 years in the same or similar position
Skills & Competencies
- Knowledge of mandatory health and safety standards at work
- Proactive, confident , assertive
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver within working hours
Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring that tires used by vehicles, are in good condition for the road and will ensure the safety of vehicle users
- Responsible for the appropriate and more ecological disposal of scrap metal and must repair and replace vehicle components related to tires, whether inner tubes, rims, wheels or others
- Ensure that tires are inflated as specified by their manufacturers, you will stock tires weekly
- Carrying out road repairs
- Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles using hand tools
- Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into drilling, with hand tools
- Separate tube tires from wheels using rubber hammers and metal bars or mechanical tire changers
- Unscrew the vehicle's wheels and remove them, using tire irons and other hand and power tools
- Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
- Clean rims and tires
- Identify and inflate tires correctly for size and ply
- Do Monthly mm Audits as per company policy
- Inspect tire casings for defects such as punctures and tears
- Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and watching for air bubbles
- Prepare wheel rims for reassembly by scraping, cleaning and painting
- Raise vehicles with hydraulic jacks
- Remount the tires on the wheels
- Reinstall the wheels on the vehicles
- Check and safely store new tires and remove tires
Additional Information
- Appointments will be made in accordance with diversity targets.
Ref No
- UNI260701-3
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