Costco Jobs

Tire Shop Associate

Balances, installs, and rotates tires. Stocks tires and batteries and repairs tires. Answers questions, makes recommendations, and assists members with purchasing/returning tires and batteries. Provides a high level of member service.

Job duties include:

Locating member cars in the tire shop area of the lot

Listing body damage on service order

Driving member vehicle into install bay and onto hydraulic hoist

Raising auto, removing the wheel using an impact gun

Rolling wheel to mounting machine

Removing tire from wheel

Cleaning hub and wheel rim with wire brush

Attaching new valve stem

Mounting new tire on wheel

Filling tire to appropriate air pressure

Operating automatic balance machine to get reading of proper weight and placement to balance wheel

Attaching weights (including tape weights) to rims with a weight hammer

Mounting wheels to auto using the impact gun according to Tire Shop procedures

Repairing flat tires for members and non-members

Assisting members in determining tire and battery needs

Answering questions, making product recommendations, selling tires

Invoicing tire purchase and service invoice

Loading tires on dolly or rolling tires to install area

Alerting supervisor or manager to complete torque check and 10-point check and authorize vehicle release

Parking member auto in lot

Returning invoice and keys to sales desk

Cleaning the installation area by sweeping, mopping, spraying, and wiping

Stocking tires and batteries in the sales area in accordance with Tire Shop Manager's merchandising plan

Ringing up orders, receiving accurate payment, making change, processing checks, credit and debit charges

Giving out receipt and submitting order according to proper procedures

Calculating refund amount for certain warranty returns of tires and auto batteries

Communicating with Tire Shop Manager, Buyers, Receiving Departments, and Inventory Auditors regarding special orders, quantity, status, price, delivery, and promotion of merchandise

Ensuring proper cleanup and disposal of potentially hazardous materials spills

Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery

Assisting with department duties as necessary

Assisting in other departments of the warehouse as necessary