Tire Builder Resume Template
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John Moore
Tire Builder · Retread & Recapping
Nashville, TN
(615) 555-5019
john.moore@email.com
linkedin.com/in/johnmoore
Profile
Tire builder with 9 years retreading commercial truck tires for a regional retreading plant. Holds quality-pass rate above 97% while building 60+ retreads a shift on modern tire-building machines.
Production Experience
Lead Tire Builder
2021 – Present
Music City Retreading, Nashville, TN
- Build 60+ commercial retreads a shift on automatic tire-building machines.
- Buff casings to specified width and undertread depth before applying new tread.
- Hold quality-pass rate above 97% by inspecting alignment and adhesion on every unit.
- Inspect worn tires for cracks, cuts and nail holes to determine retread suitability.
- Train new tire builders on tread centering and stitching technique.
Tire Builder
2017 – 2021
Volunteer Tire Retreading, Nashville, TN
- Applied semi-raw rubber tread onto buffed casings to prepare tires for vulcanization.
- Brushed cement onto buffed casings to ensure adhesion before applying cushion gum and tread.
- Filled cuts and holes in casings with hot rubber before rebuilding tread.
- Measured tires to determine correct mold size for the curing press.
Tire Builder Trainee
2015 – 2017
Volunteer Tire Retreading, Nashville, TN
- Rolled hand rollers over rebuilt casings to ensure adhesion between tread and casing.
- Placed tires into molds for new tread and unloaded finished units from curing presses.
Trade Skills
Tire building machines
Material handling
Quality inspection
Machine calibration
Curing press operation
Safety compliance
Production reporting
Equipment
Tire-building machinesCuring pressesBuffing equipmentPLC controls
Certifications
OSHA 10-Hour General Industry
OSHA Outreach Training Program
Forklift Operator Certification
Employer (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178)
Education
High School Diploma
2015
Overton High School, Nashville
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Skills to list
- Tire Building Machines
- Material Handling
- Quality Inspection
- Machine Setup & Calibration
- Curing Press Operation
- Safety Compliance
- Production Reporting
- Preventive Maintenance
Software and tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- SAP software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Programmable logic controller PLC software
- Microsoft Project
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Web browser software
Duties to describe on a tire builder resume
- Built semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping or retreading processes.
- Trimmed excess rubber and imperfections during retreading processes.
- Filled cuts and holes in tires, using hot rubber.
- Placed tires into molds for new tread.
- Fit inner tubes and final layers of rubber onto tires.
- Buffed tires according to specifications for width and undertread depth.
Titles along the way
- Tire Builder Trainee
- Tire Builder
- Lead Tire Builder
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