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Tire Builders - 51-9197.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Operate machines to build tires from rubber components.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Tire Builder
  • Buffer
  • Buffer Operator
  • Builder Operator
  • Press Operator
  • Recapper
  • Retread Builder
  • Retreader
  • Splicer
  • Tire Assembler

SOC Occupation Groups

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Tasks

  • Activate bead setters that press prefabricated beads onto plies.
  • Align treads with guides, start drums to wind treads onto plies, and slice ends.
  • Brush or spray solvents onto plies to ensure adhesion, and repeat process as specified, alternating direction of each ply to strengthen tires.
  • Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings in order to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping or retreading processes.
  • Clean and paint completed tires.
  • Cut plies at splice points, and press ends together to form continuous bands.
  • Depress pedals to collapse drums after processing is complete.
  • Depress pedals to rotate drums, and wind specified numbers of plies around drums to form tire bodies.
  • Fill cuts and holes in tires, using hot rubber.
  • Fit inner tubes and final layers of rubber onto tires.
  • Inspect worn tires for faults, cracks, cuts and nail holes, and to determine if tires are suitable for retreading.
  • Measure tires to determine mold size requirements.
  • Place tires into molds for new tread.
  • Position ply stitcher rollers and drums according to width of stock, using hand tools and gauges.
  • Position rollers that turn ply edges under and over beads, or use steel rods to turn ply edges.
  • Pull plies from supply racks, and align plies with edges of drums.
  • Roll camelbacks onto casings by hand, and cut camelbacks, using knives.
  • Roll hand rollers over rebuilt casings, exerting pressure to ensure adhesion between camelbacks and casings.
  • Rub cement sticks on drum edges to provide adhesive surfaces for plies.
  • Start rollers that bond tread and plies as drums revolve.
  • Trim excess rubber and imperfections during retreading processes.
  • Wind chafers and breakers onto plies.

Detailed Work Activities

  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • maintain consistent production quality
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • perform repetitive tasks in assembly setting
  • read blueprints
  • read technical drawings
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • use hand or power tools

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Bead Builder
  • Tire Builder, Automobile