Mining Tire Technician

Fountain Tire is looking for motivated and reliable individuals for an amazing opportunity totrain as a Mining Tire Technician. This is a unique opportunity for free career training!

What do we offer?

At Fountain Tire, you’ll have a great place to work

• Participation in our Mining Tire Technician Training Program
• Competitive market wages
• Paid travel expenses to and from the mine site from your location
• Comprehensive benefit programs for you and your family
• Recognition and incentives for your contribution to the organization
• Support in developing, learning, and sharing knowledge
• Policies and programs that support a balanced lifestyle
• Discounts for you and your family on tires, parts and services at all Fountain Tire locations

As an important member of our Mining Service Team the Mining Tire Technician’swill work a scheduled shift (2 weeks’ on, 2 weeks’ off) at a remote northern location. The successful candidate will be trained to

• Install, balance, rotate, and repair passenger, light truck, medium truck, farm, industrial and OTR tires, and wheels in a safe and efficient manner as directed by the scope of service contract
• Complete comprehensive tire reports, which may include detail of tire history, average tire hours, tire costs per hour per fleet or per tire size, monthly and year to date costs, cause of failures, and tire budget projects for each year
• Plan suggested schedule tire rotation in coordination with site maintenance personnel and maintain all tire records in accordance with computerized tracking systems; this includes managing tire rotations to maximize tire and equipment performance
• Participate in all safety initiatives, as required or assigned, to guarantee safety at Fountain Tire. This includes adhering to jurisdiction’s Mines Act and client safety procedures and regulations

Requirements

• Previous work in tire industry is considered and asset
• Ability to lift 25+ kilograms
• Ability to fly into remote working locations on a scheduled shift and work in any weather condition
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with team members and customers; this includes good communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills.