Tech Hiring & Training Kit

What it does

Most tire shops train the same way: a new tech shadows whoever's free, and nobody writes down what they learned. This kit gives you both halves: a repeatable hiring process, and a training system that ends every job in a written sign-off.

The core Tech Hiring Kit ($39 on its own) covers hiring from start to finish:

• a pay range built from public wage data;
• job ads, a phone screen and interview questions;
• a hands-on skills test and a 30/60/90 onboarding plan;
• a tracker with a Skills Matrix and Sign-Off Log.

The Tire Tech Training & Sign-Off Library (only in this kit) adds a trainer guide and 10 training modules for the bay. Each module:

• teaches one job with key points tied to named public sources (OSHA, USTMA, TIA, ALI, NHTSA, manufacturers);
• lists the common mistakes and when to stop and ask;
• ends with a sign-off checklist, a quiz and an answer key.

The library uses the same 30 skill names as the tracker's Skills Matrix, so every sign-off drops straight into the log.

No numbers to go out of date. The library never prints torque values, inflation or bead-seating pressures, or repair limits. Every one is "per vehicle manufacturer specification" or "per tire manufacturer and USTMA guidance", with where techs look it up.

What the training library covers:

• T-00 Trainer Guide: show, do together, watch, sign off; levels 0–3; re-checks and records; where techs look up every number; a safety-critical skills wall checklist.
• T-01 Shop safety, PPE, compressed air & chemicals
• T-02 Lifting & raising the vehicle
• T-03 Wheel removal & installation, torque & re-torque (with a star-pattern drawing)
• T-04 Demounting, mounting & inflation, including C-type light truck tires
• T-05 Balancing & runout
• T-06 TPMS: identify, service, relearn, diagnose
• T-07 Puncture repair per industry standard (with a repairable-area drawing)
• T-08 Tire inspection, DOT codes & customer-supplied tires
• T-09 Rotation & placement of new tires
• T-10 Commercial & multi-piece rim wheels: awareness only ("don't touch it, refer it")
• Training sign-off cards, one per module, for each tech's file

What's included

• Everything in the Tech Hiring Kit:
  • tech-hiring-training-tracker.xlsx (11 tabs);
  • 8 hiring documents (Word + PDF);
  • the hiring Quick Start Guide.
• Training library:
  • trainer guide and modules T-01 to T-10, each as editable Word (.docx) and PDF;
  • training sign-off cards (Word + PDF).
• Quick Start Guides: tech-training-library-quick-start-guide.pdf (6 pages), plus the core kit's guide.
• DISCLAIMER.txt: please read before use.
• Works in Google Sheets and Excel, Word and any PDF reader. No macros, no add-ons, no subscription.

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