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TIRE SERVICE REPAIR

Code: 04673 Local Non-Competitive

Because Tire Service Repair is non-competitive, hiring leans on your background rather than a test score: meet the requirements and apply to the agency directly.

How to apply

  • No exam
    This title is not filled by examination

    Non-competitive, unclassified, and Senior Executive Service titles are appointed directly by the hiring agency rather than through a civil service exam. Apply directly to the agency below.

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.

Definition

Under direction is responsible for repairing, removing, and examining damaged and defective or flat tires of automobiles and/or buses, trucks, and heavy equipment; may respond to road calls to replace damaged tires on various automotive vehicles; does other related duties.

Examples of work

  • Raises vehicles using various types of jacks, depending on the types of vehicles being raised
  • Unbolts wheels, using lug wrench
  • Removes wheels from vehicles by hand, or when repairing heavy equipment tires may use a power hoist
  • Locates puncture in tubeless tire by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tire in water bath and observing air bubbles emerging from puncture
  • Removes inner tubes from tire and examines tire casing for defects, such as holes and tears
  • Glues tire patch over rupture in tire casing using rubber cement
  • Reassembles tire onto wheel and places wheel on balancing machine to determine counter weights required balancing wheel.
  • Hammers required counterweights onto rim of wheels
  • Switches regular or snow tires
  • Seals puncture in tubeless tire by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plug into puncture with use of appropriate hand tools
  • Uses various tire tools or equipment to separate tires from wheels
  • May be required to make road service repair on motorized equipment that has flats
  • May be required to drive various motor vehicles on the road
  • Maintains records and files
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.