CompGeo Tire Building Machine Operators Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Tire Building Machine Operators

Summary Job Description

Tasks

Operate machines to build tires.

Depress pedals to rotate drums, and wind specified numbers of plies around drums to form tire bodies.

Start rollers that bond tread and plies as drums revolve.

Activate bead setters that press prefabricated beads onto plies.

Inspect worn tires for faults, cracks, cuts and nail holes, and to determine if tires are suitable for retreading.

Cut plies at splice points, and press ends together to form continuous bands.

Align treads with guides, start drums to wind treads onto plies, and slice ends.

Position rollers that turn ply edges under and over beads, or use steel rods to turn ply edges.

Position ply stitcher rollers and drums according to width of stock, using hand tools and gauges.

Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings in order to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping or retreading processes.

Wind chafers and breakers onto plies.

Pull plies from supply racks, and align plies with edges of drums.

Roll camelbacks onto casings by hand, and cut camelbacks, using knives.

Clean and paint completed tires.

Fit inner tubes and final layers of rubber onto tires.

Rub cement sticks on drum edges to provide adhesive surfaces for plies.

Fill cuts and holes in tires, using hot rubber.

Brush or spray solvents onto plies to ensure adhesion, and repeat process as specified, alternating direction of each ply to strengthen tires.

Roll hand rollers over rebuilt casings, exerting pressure to ensure adhesion between camelbacks and casings.

Measure tires to determine mold size requirements.

Depress pedals to collapse drums after processing is complete.

Trim excess rubber and imperfections during retreading processes.

Place tires into molds for new tread.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Tire Building Machine Operators

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Tire Building Machine Operators

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Tire Building Machine Operators

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Rate Control

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Trunk Strength

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Extent Flexibility

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Stamina

The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Response Orientation

The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.

Flexibility of Closure

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Visualization

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Gross Body Coordination

The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.

Far Vision

The ability to see details at a distance.

Hearing Sensitivity

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Tire Building Machine Operators

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Related Work Experience

None

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

On-the-Job Training

Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-Site or In-Plant Training

Up to and including 1 month

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Tire Building Machine Operators

Alternate Job Title(s)

Auto Tire Recapper

Automobile Tire Builder

Bead Builder

Belt Builder

Belt Machine Operator

Buffer

Buffer Operator

Builder Operator

Capper

Cord Tire Builder

Cushion Gum Applicator

Lap Machine Tender

Lead Vulcanizing Operator

Mold Technician

Molded Goods Operator

Orbitread Operator

Passenger Tire Builder

Press Operator

Recapper

Retread Builder

Retread Operator

Retread Technician

Retreader

Sheeter

Skiver

Splicer

Splicing Machine Operator

Tire Assembler

Tire Builder

Tire Builder Operator

Tire Curer

Tire Fabricator

Tire Finisher

Tire Layer

Tire Maker

Tire Molder

Tire Mounter

Tire Rebuilder

Tire Recapper

Tire Recapping Machine Operator

Tire Repairman

Tire Retreader

Tire Vulcanizer

Tread Booker

Tread Builder

Tube Builder

Tube Building Machine Operator

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Tire Building Machine Operators

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