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Free AI tool from Find Technician shortens shops' search for good technicians

Jan. 23, 2025

Find Technician's Shop Owner’s AI Toolbox, which includes coaching and networking opportunities, is available for free to shop owners who join the job search company's member community.

John Hitch

When a vehicle rolls into the bay, you obviously need the right tools to fix it. But when the right technicians aren’t coming through your doors, do you have the right tools to fix that problem? Technician Find, a job-sourcing company for independent shops, wants that answer to be “yes,” and has launched a new virtual product called the Shop Owner’s AI Toolbox.

Leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, this digital toolbox was designed to help shops recruit, hire, and retain technicians with several features. These include:

Custom GPT Prompts: Exclusive AI tools tailored to optimize job postings, attract candidates, and streamline the hiring process.
Fill-in-the-Blank Templates: Save time and ensure quality with pre-written job ads and recruitment communications.
Live Expert Coaching: Receive guidance on integrating AI into hiring strategies from industry experts like Technician Find founder, Christopher T. Lawson.
Networking Opportunities via the Technician Find Skool Membership Community, a private community of shop owners focused on recruiting and retention best practices. It currently has 282 members and offers training and advice modules, in addition to the forum where shop owners can share advice and challenges.

“Staffing challenges are one of the biggest barriers to growth for independent auto repair shops,” said Christopher T. Lawson, founder of Technician Find. “Our Shop Owner’s AI Toolbox combines cutting-edge technology with proven recruitment systems, giving shop owners the tools to build high-performance teams. We’re excited to offer this resource for free to help shops thrive.”

Find Technician also can handle the recruiting for shops, though it caps the number of shops it works with at 30. Geography is also considered as to not have participating shops compete against each other.

One of shops’ main areas of weakness in terms of recruiting is how they advertise, Lawson noted on the website, finding they “were boring, uninspiring and looked like every other tech ad out there,’ he wrote. The company also offers the Ultimate Technician Ad Checklist to help shops shore up how they market themselves to prospective new techs. It can be downloaded for free on the site.

About the Author

John Hitch | Editor-in-chief, Fleet Maintenance

John Hitch is the award-winning editor-in-chief of Fleet Maintenance, where his mission is to provide maintenance leaders and technicians with the the latest information on tools, strategies, and best practices to keep their fleets' commercial vehicles moving.

He is based out of Cleveland, Ohio, and has worked in the B2B journalism space for more than a decade. Hitch was previously senior editor for FleetOwner and before that was technology editor for IndustryWeek and and managing editor of New Equipment Digest.

Hitch graduated from Kent State University and was editor of the student magazine The Burr in 2009.

The former sonar technician served honorably aboard the fast-attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723), where he participated in counter-drug ops, an under-ice expedition, and other missions he's not allowed to talk about for several more decades.