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Overview
The work includes cleaning and inspecting tyres, preparing damaged areas, applying rubber patches, clamping tyres into moulds, adjusting vulcanising equipment and checking repaired tyres before return or storage.
In job descriptions, look for tyre inspection, buffing, patching, vulcanising machine setup, hot or cold vulcanisation, balancing, protective gear, repair records, stock handling and safe use of workshop equipment.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Tyre repair work can include inspection, cleaning, buffing, patching, mould clamping, machine adjustment and final checks. The aim is to repair damaged tread or casing areas safely and consistently.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes tyre types, hot and cold vulcanisation, rubber patches, machine settings, balancing, protective equipment, repair records and recognising damage that should not be repaired.
Salary context
Pay is best read through repair complexity, machine responsibility, workshop pace, inspection duties, customer contact, stock handling and whether the role includes fitting, sales or warehouse tasks.
Career paths
Development may start in tyre service, workshop assistance, warehouse handling or vehicle maintenance and move toward specialist repair, workshop supervision, quality checking or tyre sales support.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names vulcanising machines, patch preparation, tyre balancing, moulds, hot or cold repair, inspection standards, protective gear and written repair records.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
rubber products machine operator (8141.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/121bd198-af39-4fac-8249-b384910f7bd7 |
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| ESCO code | 8141.1.8 |
| ISCO group | 8141 |
| Concept type | Occupation |