Commercial Tire Technician

About the Job

Summary:

Metalico in Youngstown, OH is seeking a skilled Commercial Tire Technician to mount, dismount, and repair semi-truck tires in the shop or on the road.

Benefits:

• Life Insurance $25,000 (100% employer paid).
• Medical & Dental (70% employer paid).
• 401(k) - up to 2.5% employer match.
• Employee Referral $1,000.
• 8.5 Paid Holidays.
• Paid Vacation, plus 5 Sick Days.
• Vision Insurance (Out of Pocket).
• Flexible Spending Account (Out of Pocket).
• Aflac Services (Out of Pocket).
• Safety Toe Boot & Safety Glasses Reimbursement annually.

Essential Job Functions:

• Mount and dismount semi-truck tires.
• Change flat tires in the shop or on the road.
• Respond to on-the-road service calls.
• Ensures a safe work environment for self and others at all times.
• Conducts daily service checks of equipment, and utilizes the work order process if maintenance is required.
• Performs other tasks as assigned or requested.

Qualifications:

• A valid driver's License and clean driving record are required.
• Mechanical experience of 1-2 years is preferred.
• Ability to work inside or outside as required.
• Must be safety-oriented and exhibit safe work habits.
• Punctual and reliable; good attendance required.
• Ability to adhere to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.
• Must be willing to follow and participate in Metalico's Drug-Free Safety Policy.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands listed below are some but not all of what's required of this job.

• Lift and replace semi-truck tires.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Standing, sitting, walking, squatting, bending, lifting, reaching, and grasping.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate hand and power tools.
• Lifts to 80 pounds from the floor to waist level and can carry such objects for at least 30 feet.
• Physically able to participate in training and meetings.

Work Environment:

The work environment is listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Outside work in the Yard is where temperature and weather extremes (heat, cold, rain) may be encountered.
• Work will take place in an industrial environment, with noise, dust, and fumes.
• The noise level in the work environment can be moderate at times.

Work Hours:

• Monday through Friday, 40-hour work week, Saturdays, and overtime required as needed.

Metalico is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

Metalico is a leading full-service, broadly diversified scrap metal recycler, principally operating in the Northeastern United States. Our scrap operations source, buy, process, and sell four distinct groups of commodity metals for use in the manufacture of new products: +We recycle scrap steel and iron, which is sold primarily to domestic mills and foundries. +We recycle non-ferrous metals, principally aluminum, copper, lead, and nickel-based steel and high temperature alloys.

These products are sold to domestic manufacturers and, to a lesser extent, to the export markets. +We buy catalytic converters and recover platinum, palladium, and rhodium, known as Platinum Group Metals (PGM's). These precious metals are typically refined and reused by industry in emissions control devices. Metalico today employs 600 people in 27 operating locations across 6 states. Metalico is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey.