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Useful experience for tyre technicians includes:

• work with vehicles
• general mechanical work
• tyre retailing
• customer service.

Tyre technicians may do some or all of the following:

• assess tyre damage and wear
• advise customers on tyres
• drive vehicles onto hoists or jacks in preparation for tyre removal and repair
• change, repair or fit tyres
• balance and pressure-test tyres
• align wheels
• test-drive vehicles to diagnose problems and make sure they've been fixed
• check and safely shelve new and retread tyres.

Although the number of tyre technicians is stable, people often don't stay in the role for long, so positions regularly become available.

According to the Census, 1,572 tyre technicians worked in New Zealand in 2018.

Customer service experience may help you get work as a tyre technician

Increased competition among tyre-fitting companies has led to growing focus on customer service as businesses try to attract and keep clients. People with customer service experience may have better chances of getting work as a tyre technician.

Varied types of employers

Tyre technicians may work for different employers depending on what area they specialise in, including:

• general car tyre servicing companies
• general mechanical servicing companies
• companies that specialise in servicing specialist vehicles such as trucks and agricultural vehicles.

MITO

0800 882121 - info@mito.org.nz - www.mito.org.nz

Tyre technicians usually start out fitting tyres, then progress into wheel alignment work as they gain experience.

Tyre technicians may also move into supervisory or managerial roles.

Tyre technicians need to be:

• able to work well in a team or alone
• good at customer service
• practical
• honest and reliable
• motivated and good at solving problems.