How to hire a tire installer

How to hire a tire installer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step tire installer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a tire installer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new tire installer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your tire installer job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a tire installer for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a tire installer to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a tire installer that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of tire installer salaries for various roles:

   Type of Tire Installer	Description	Hourly rate
   Tire Installer		$12-27
   Tire Technician	Tire technicians typically work in car dealerships and automotive repair shops to inspect, replace, install and repair tires on trucks, cars, and other vehicles. They tend to work alongside the mechanics with a focus on ensuring that tires are reliable, safe, and work with other car systems... Show more	$12-25
   Installer	Installers are assigned to assemble equipment or fixtures in the client's work or home area. They should have extensive knowledge of the product they will install to ensure it works as intended... Show more	$14-24

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Cleanliness
   • Propane
   • Customer Service
   • Safety Procedures
   • Oil Changes
   • Dismount
   • Vehicle Inspections
   • Rim
   • Repair Tires
   • Sales Floor
   • Water Baths
   • Filter Changes
   • Product Knowledge
   • Drive Customer Vehicles

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage telecommunications, data and CCTV equipment.
   • perform duties of tire changes, changing tpms.
   • Used hand tools, lug wrenches, power tools, jacks and power hoists.
   • Promote overall cleanliness of the tire center garage.
   • Mount, dismount, and balance four tires on a vehicle in 30 minutes or less.
   • Drove the member vehicle into the install bays, onto hydraulic hoists and sets the brake.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your tire installer job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A tire installer can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, tire installers' average salary in indiana is 24% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level tire installers 56% less than senior-level tire installers.
   • Certifications. A tire installer with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a tire installer's salary.

   Average tire installer salary

   $38,709yearly

   $18.61 hourly rate

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   Entry-level tire installer salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

4. Writing a tire installer job description

   A job description for a tire installer role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a tire installer job description:

   Tire installer job description example

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   + Pell City, AL, USA
   
   + 17.00 per hour
   
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   Road & Rail Services
   
   Automotive Tire Installer
   
   Shift: 2nd Shift
   
   Basic purpose of position:
   
   + Operating a car lift
   
   + Balancing tires
   
   + Tire alignments
   
   + Mounting tires to rim
   
   Starting pay
   
   + 2nd Shift - $17.00 per hour to start
   
   Responsibilities:
   
   + Identifies appropriate tire size and ply; inflates tires to proper air pressure based on product information
   
   + Identifies counterweights required to balance wheels with the use of balancing machines attaches counterweights onto rims
   
   + Perform damage free installation of tires
   
   + Post installation inspection
   
   Education Requirements:
   
   + High School education or ability.
   
   Experience Requirements:
   
   + Mechanical experience with minor automobile repair and accessory install
   
   Skills, Licenses, Certification, and/or Special Training:
   
   + Must maintain a valid state driver's license if required to operate company equipment;
   
   + Meet and maintain all requirements contained in the Conditions of Employment policy.
   
   Physical, Mental & Sensory Requirements:
   
   + Ability to constantly work in an indoor/outdoor environment, exposed to all weather elements, including extreme hot and cold temperatures, dust and noisy conditions;
   
   + Constantly required to use bending, kneeling, twisting and walking motions on uneven surfaces throughout entire work shift;
   
   + Constantly perform prolonged standing and/or walking at a rapid in an 8 hour shift;
   
   + Possess physical strength and agility to constantly lift automotive tires and rims throughout shift;
   
   + Ability to rarely lift and carry up to 75 lbs.
   
   + Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 30 lbs.
   
   + Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 45 lbs.
   
   + Ability to push and pull at a force of up to 100 lbs.
   
   + Must be able to hear and communicate, work or safety instructions spoken in a normal voice;
   
   + Ability to read Vehicle Identification Numbers and other shipping documents;
   
   + Must have visual acuity and normal depth perception in both eyes to inspect and drive motor vehicles in limited lighting to include night/dusk and inside plant operation
   
   + Must be able to work independently
   
   Company Profile:
   
   Established in 1987, Road & Rail Services has grown and diversified to become a leading provider of rail related services in North America. Our network of skilled associates provides plant and terminal operating expertise as well as field maintenance of rail assets for railroads, rail shippers, and owners of rail related equipment and facilities.

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5. Post your job

   To find tire installers for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any tire installers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level tire installers with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your tire installer job on Zippia to find and recruit tire installer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting tire installers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new tire installer

   Once you've decided on a perfect tire installer candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new tire installer first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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