Position Summary
The Tire Shop Supervisor oversees all tire maintenance activities for heavy mobile equipment (HME) and light vehicles across the Ray Mine site. This role ensures safe, efficient, and cost‑effective tire operations, including inspections, repairs, replacements, inventory management, and long‑term planning. The Supervisor leads tire technicians, collaborates with maintenance and operations, ensures compliance with MSHA, OSHA, and ASARCO OIS standards, and assumes oversight of PM Bay and Lubrication Technicians in the ALPM Supervisor’s absence, with joint responsibility for all work areas.
Key Responsibilities
Safety, Environmental & Risk Management
- Champion a zero‑harm safety culture aligned with ASARCO’s OIS and ISO 45001 standards.
- Ensure compliance with MSHA/OSHA regulations and ISO 14001 environmental requirements.
- Apply risk‑based thinking to plan and execute maintenance activities.
- Conduct daily safety meetings, hazard assessments, and job‑specific risk evaluations.
- Enforce proper PPE use, tire‑handling procedures, and lockout/tagout practices.
- Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
- Drive reliability initiatives, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA), to eliminate failures and reduce risk.
Operational Leadership
- Supervise tire technicians, assign daily tasks, and ensure high‑quality work execution.
- Oversee tire inspections, pressure checks, rotations, repairs, and replacements for all HME and support equipment.
- Ensure proper mounting, demounting, and torque procedures for all tire and rim assemblies.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe tire shop environment.
Planning & Scheduling
- Utilize PM-SAP or similar CMMS systems for planning, scheduling, and work order management.
- Coordinate with planners and warehouse personnel to ensure parts, materials, and tools are available.
- Develop weekly, monthly, and long‑range tire maintenance plans.
- Track tire performance, wear rates, and failure trends to optimize tire life.
- Inventory & Vendor Management
- Manage tire and rim inventory to ensure adequate stock levels.
- Forecast future needs and coordinate procurement requests.
- Work with vendors on tire repairs, warranties, and performance reviews.
- Maintain accurate tire serial numbers, locations, and lifecycle history.
Data & Reporting
- Monitor KPIs such as tire life, cost per hour, failure rates, and downtime.
- Produce weekly and monthly reports for maintenance leadership.
- Recommend improvements to reduce costs and increase tire reliability.
- Create detailed tire performance reports using Klinge and Tire Sense systems.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED (technical training preferred).
- 3–5 years of experience in mining tire maintenance or heavy equipment maintenance.
- Previous supervisory or lead‑hand experience preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and risk‑based decision‑making.
- Proficiency with PMSAP or similar CMMS systems.
- Ability to run Klinge for tracking tire efficiency and performance.
- Strong knowledge of OTR tires, rims, and tire‑handling equipment.
- Ability to read equipment manuals, technical bulletins, and safety documentation.
- Strong communication, leadership, and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to work in extreme weather and physically demanding conditions.
Leadership Competencies
- Strong leadership and team‑building skills aligned with ASARCO’s culture of empowerment and accountability.
- Ability to lead RCA processes and drive sustainable improvements.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and decision‑making abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, production‑critical environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- OTR Tire Technician Certification (TIA or equivalent).
- MSHA certification (or ability to obtain)
- Equipment-specific training (tire handlers, forklifts).
*All employees are subject to annual physical examinations as a condition of employment.
NOTICE TO TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCIES, PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND PROFESSIONAL RECRUITERS
ASARCO LLC maintains an internal recruiting department and manages its own recruitment processes directly.
Unless ASARCO LLC has entered into a formal agreement with your organization, unsolicited submissions of résumés, candidate profiles, or recruiting services will not be accepted or considered, and no fees will be paid in connection with such submissions.
If your firm believes it has an approved agreement or seeks to establish one, please contact ASARCO LLC Human Resources department for verification prior to engaging in any recruiting activity.
A core value of ASARCO LLC is “Safety First.” The Company is committed to help employees continuously improve their efforts to work in the most safe, inclusive, socially, and environmentally responsible manner practicable. Employee safety and health, both on and off the job, are critically important to the Company. Therefore, ASARCO LLC requires employees to have and effectively demonstrate good working knowledge of modern safety systems. Each employee will take prime responsibility for ensuring that s/he works within all required safety procedures and processes.
ASARCO LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check and pre-employment physical including a drug screen (hair analysis).
ASARCO LLC offers an excellent low cost benefits package for medical/prescription/ dental/vision, disability coverage, life insurance and other optional coverage, and 401(k) plan with company match.
The Ray mine is located 64 miles southeast of Phoenix and 70 miles northeast of Tucson. We have a robust carpool / vanpool program and encourage employees to participate. Employees save more than 50% of their commuting costs while reading, sleeping, or just enjoying the view.
