OTR Repair Technician

Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Job Purpose

You will be required to provide expert services related to the inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of tyres for various types of vehicles as part of your role with Otraco Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. This position ensures that tyres are in optimal condition, contributing to the safety, performance, and efficiency of vehicles.

Otraco Southern Africa is a key part of Bridgestone’s strategy to enhance mobility solutions and tyre-centric services across all market segments. As part of Bridgestone's initiative to improve these services, the company recognized a need for specific mining services and enhancements within the mining sector. The acquisition of Otraco Southern Africa, with its expertise in tyre management systems, creates a valuable opportunity to expand and strengthen Bridgestone's mobility solutions in this important market.

For more information about Otraco Southern Africa, please read the details below.

• Comply with Otraco Management system (OMS) policies and instructions.
• Perform inspections and determine if tyres should be scrapped, repaired or remain in service.
• Operate machinery and equipment according to procedures.
• Perform repairs to tyre and tubes according to procedures.
• Operate forklifts and tyre handlers according to procedures.
• Present yourself in a condition fit to perform your duties.
• Ensuring that all equipment is maintained and in good working order by conducting daily maintenance and coordinating repair work as required.
• Ensure that all work is completed in a safe and efficient manner as per the job priorities outlined by the customer.
• Provide timely and accurate documentation of service work performed.
• Complete any other duties as and when required.

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate.
• A valid driver’s license.

• Previous experience as an OTR Repair Technician (+5 years preferred).

• Knowledge of different types, specifications, and repair techniques.
• Ability to use tools and equipment such as tyre changers, balancers, and alignment machines.
• Strong problem-solving and diagnostic skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities

With over 50 years’ experience delivering off-the-road (OTR) and light mobile equipment (LME) tyre management solutions, Otraco help customers to maximise tyre life, increase productivity, reduce waste and improve safety. Otraco’s highly skilled teams are in 60+ customer mining operations across three continents in Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa and Chile.

Otraco offers a robust portfolio of OTR tire management solutions that track tires across the full lifecycle, such as its computerized Otracom platform. Otraco’s offering will complement Bridgestone’s world-class OTR products and solutions, including Bridgestone Master Core
* 3surface mining tires and the tire monitoring and management solution. Bridgestone Southern Africa Mining services and OTRACO Southern Africa have joined forces to accelerate Mining tyre management and mobility solutions in Southern Africa, under one banner. Together Bridgestone and OTRACO havemarket-leading

Mining tyre management and mobility solutions.

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