“Did you know that South Carolina exports more tires than any other state? I love springing that stat on people. It makes me proud to be part of an industry that leads the nation! The work I do literally keeps the country rolling. And then, I like to tell people about the different kinds of tires. Most people just think about cars and forget about the earth-mover tires. That’s my specialty. There is a lot of math and physics that goes into perfecting the design of tires and the “technology” just gets better all the time. There is a great deal of what we do that is very secretive. The designs are specific to ensure the tire performs a certain way. It is a cool job that is very unexpected.”

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Job Description

SOC Code: 51-9197

Tire Builders operate machines to build tires. This is primarily done by building semi-raw rubber treads
onto buffed tire casings to prepare tires for the recapping or retreading processes, as well as placing tires
into molds for new treads.*

*Source: This information is based on O*NET™ data. O*NET is a trademark registered to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Top Job Skills:

• Perform preventive maintenance
• Operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines
• Determine product specifications
• Identify defects
• Assembles components

General Work Activities:

• Work Output
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment
  • Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools
  • Apply solutions to production equipment
  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing
  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly
  • Trim excess material from workpieces
  • Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or workpieces
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment
  • Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products
  • Clean workpieces or finished products
  • Load materials into production equipment

*Source: SC Works Online Services (SCWOS)

Job Statistics

Examples of Workforce Areas with Job Openings

• Upstate
• Lower Savannah
• Greenville
• Pee Dee
• Worklink
• Catawba

Examples of Employers with Job Openings

• Giti Tire
• Michelin North America, Inc.
• Continental
• McCarthy Tire
• Bridgestone
• Lexicon, Inc.

Related Occupations

• Tire Repairers and Changers
• Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

*Source: Online advertised jobs data

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