Tire Installer

Costco Wholesale Corporation • Chicago, IL

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves balancing, installing, and rotating tires, as well as stocking tires and batteries and repairing tires. The Tire Installer will also be responsible for answering member questions, making recommendations, and assisting members with tire and battery purchases and returns, all while providing a high level of member service.

Requirements

• Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
• Open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business.
• Must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Locates member cars in the tire shop area of the lot and lists body damage on service order.
• Drives member vehicle into install bay and onto hydraulic hoist, raises auto, and removes the wheel using an impact gun.
• Rolls wheel to mounting machine, removes tire from wheel, cleans hub and wheel rim with wire brush, attaches new valve stem, mounts new tire on wheel, and fills tire to appropriate air pressure.
• Operates automatic balance machine to get reading of proper weight and placement to balance wheel and attaches weights (including tape weights) to rims with a weight hammer.
• Mounts wheels to auto using the impact gun according to Tire Shop procedures.
• Repairs flat tires for members and non-members.
• Assists members in determining tire and battery needs, answers questions, makes product recommendations, and sells tires.
• Invoices tire purchase and service invoice.
• Loads tires on dolly or rolls tires to install area.
• Alerts supervisor or manager to complete torque check and 10-point check and authorize vehicle release.
• Parks member auto in lot, and returns invoice and keys to sales desk.
• Cleans the installation area by sweeping, mopping, spraying, and wiping.
• Stocks tires and batteries in the sales area in accordance with Tire Shop Manager’s merchandising plan.
• Rings up orders, receives accurate payment, makes change, processes checks, credit and debit charges, gives out receipt and submits order according to proper procedures.
• Calculates refund amount for certain warranty returns of tires and auto batteries.
• Communicates with Tire Shop Manager, Buyers, Receiving Departments, and Inventory Auditors regarding special orders, quantity, status, price, delivery, and promotion of merchandise.
• Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of potentially hazardous materials spills.
• Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
• Assists with department duties as necessary.
• Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.

Benefits

• paid time off
• health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
• health care reimbursement account
• dependent care assistance plan
• short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• life insurance
• 401(k)
• stock purchase plan to eligible employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED