Tire Technician

Employer

Canadian Tire

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

• Add or replace hydraulic and transmission fluids
• Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
• Change engine oil and lubricate running gears or moving parts of automobiles, trucks or heavy equipment
• Grease booms, pulleys, buckets and other components of heavy equipment
• Install replacement mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers or radiators
• Provide on-site services
• Repair and balance tires
• Replace oil, air and fuel filters on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

Will train

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Support for persons with disabilities

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees