Tire Technician - Lead Hand

The Kenan Advantage Group Inc., (KAG), is North America's largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering energy commodities, specialty products, merchant gases, and food products across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 

Reporting to the Shop Manager, the Tire Shop Lead Hand works with our team in the shop to ensure the safe and efficient use, care, and maintenance of the tires on our tractor and trailer fleet. 

About the position:
 

• Managing tire program out of Edmonton branch including:
  • Shipping and receiving of all branch tires
  • Implementing and monitoring tire policy processes
  • Maintain sufficient new and recap inventory and wheels for multiple branches
  • Maintain retread program
  • Track test tires
  • Lease Operator Tire pool
  • Invoices
• Removing, rotating and installing tires. Retorque, air check follow up and tracking.
• Tire chains: Issue, Repair, ,maintain inventory
• Performing hose tests on fuel, LPG, NH3
• Oversee day to day operations of tire techs, including training.
• Manage road side vendor repairs

 What you bring:

• 2 - 3 years of commercial or fleet tire experience is required
• Previous experience with running a Tire Program for a large fleet
• Safety conscious approach to all job duties

 What's in it for you:

• Competitive compensation including company paid benefit package
• Referral reward payments up to $2,000 available per successful hire (certain conditions apply)
• We are a fun team and maintain a family like atmosphere
• We listen to your ideas and give you an opportunity to make changes
• We have an uncompromising commitment to safety and lead by example everyday through actively caring about one another
• Education expenses covered for all apprentice levels, 95% wages while attending technical school

We love diversity! KAG Canada is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity in the workplace and equivalently considers applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. We welcome applications from all interested individuals; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.