Vulcanizer

In America, people who are called vulcanizers in Nigeria do not have particular names because it's not a specific profession. They might be called tire technicians, mechanics or even 'the-guy-who-fixes-tires'. In the UK also, there are no particular terms; thus, tyre-fitters, mechanics, or technicians might be used.The Roman god Vulcan (whose Greek counterpart is Hephaestus) was the god of fire and of skills that used fire, such as metalworking. So when Charles Goodyear discovered that high heat would result in stronger rubber, he called the process "vulcanization" after the god of fire.