Tire Technician job description template

Tire technicians mount, balance, rotate and repair tires, service TPMS sensors and often handle oil changes and basic inspections. Their work affects whether every car leaves your shop safely, especially when wheels go back on. A good post says whether you'll train, which vehicles you service and whether the role includes light mechanical work.

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Tire Technician

Full-time
Your Company is hiring a tire technician to keep our customers rolling safely. You'll mount, balance, rotate and repair tires, service TPMS sensors and torque every wheel to spec. You'll also inspect tires and brakes and point out problems to the service team. We'll train dependable people who care about doing the job right. If you like hands-on work and take safety seriously, we'd like to meet you.

What you’ll do

  • Mount, balance and rotate tires on cars, SUVs and light trucks
  • Repair punctures with industry-standard patch-plug methods, and turn away repairs that aren't safe
  • Torque lug nuts to the manufacturer's spec with a torque wrench on every wheel, every time
  • Service TPMS sensors and complete relearn procedures after tire work
  • Check tread depth, sidewall damage and tire age, and record findings on the repair order
  • Lift vehicles safely at the manufacturer's lift points
  • Help with oil changes and basic inspections when the shop needs it
  • Keep tire racks, machines and bays clean, organized and safe

What we’re looking for

  • Able to learn and follow tire safety and torque procedures exactly
  • Valid driver's license to move customer vehicles
  • Able to lift tires and wheels up to 75 lbs repeatedly and work on your feet all day
  • Comfortable working in a shop that's hot in summer and cold in winter
  • Reliable and on time, especially during seasonal rushes

Nice to have

  • Tire shop or quick-lube experience
  • Tire Industry Association (TIA) training or certification
  • Experience with road-force balancers or alignment equipment
  • Interest in growing into an automotive technician role

Schedule

Full-time during shop hours, including Saturdays, with busy stretches when the weather changes and customers swap or replace tires.

What we offer

  • Paid training on tire service and safety
  • Uniforms provided
  • Health insurance and paid time off
  • A path to automotive technician, with paid ASE test fees

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Screening questions for a tire technician

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  • Are you available to work Saturdays?Yes / No · required
  • What experience do you have with tire service or other automotive work?Short answer · required
  • Tell us about a time you followed a safety procedure even though it slowed you down.Paragraph

Tire Technician interview questions

  1. Walk me through mounting and balancing a tire.
  2. How do you decide whether a tire can be safely repaired or needs to be replaced?
  3. Why do we torque lug nuts by hand instead of just running them on with an impact gun?
  4. What is a TPMS relearn, and when is it needed?
  5. While rotating tires, you notice the brake pads are almost gone. What do you do?
  6. How do you stay accurate when there's a line of cars waiting?
  7. What vehicles or equipment would you like to learn to work on?

Tips for hiring a tire technician

  • Do a paid hands-on test: mount, balance and install a wheel. Watch whether they torque to spec without being reminded.
  • Wheels coming off after service is a serious liability, so build torque checks and a second look into your process and teach them on day one.
  • Hire before your seasonal rushes, like the first cold snap or the spring tire swap, so new techs are trained when it gets busy.
  • Tire techs make a good pipeline for future auto technicians. If you train and promote from within, say so in the post.