Stop waiting for a finished technician.
You don't have a hiring problem, you have a pipeline and ramp-up problem. This kit turns motivated beginners into productive helpers, then technicians, without burning out your senior techs training them.
Get the kit for$47The HVAC New Hire Onboarding Kit. Secure checkout on Gumroad. Download the PDF right after you pay.
Why beginners are your best hiring pool right now.
- 11% projected job growth for HVAC/refrigeration mechanics and installers, 2025–2035
- ~40,600 openings per year, ~88% of them replacements for people retiring or leaving
- 80,000–110,000+ unfilled technician positions, per commonly cited industry estimates
- ~$61,010 median annual pay (May 2025), top 10% above $90,000 in many markets
The shortage is driven by retirements outrunning training, not a temporary dip. Nobody is coming to fix it.
Good beginners
exist.You're losing
them anyway.
Most shops lose beginners before they ever apply, or lose them in the first 90 days because nobody planned what those 90 days look like. Motivated people are actively looking for a yes — a shop that clearly says "we train helpers" stands out.
They already signaled seriousness: EPA 608 shows they can legally handle refrigerants and took initiative before anyone paid them. They know school isn't the job. They expect to learn on the truck.
This kit gives you the whole system on paper, so you can run it the same way every time: find, screen, train, and keep them.
What's inside
Eight parts plus four printable forms, built to run the same way for every hire after the first.
Where to find helpers
Titles that attract beginners, the channels worth your time in order, and a ready-to-post job ad template.
Screening that predicts a good 90 days
A scorecard, a 5-minute phone script, interview questions with what a good answer sounds like, and a paid ride-along trial.
The offer
A pay-step ladder with raise milestones and a full offer checklist, so the path to the next raise is on paper, not just in your head.
Day 1 through Day 7
What to prep before they arrive and exactly what the first week looks like, so it feels like a job, not free labor.
The 30-60-90 ramp plan
Checkable milestones for each phase, plus how to run the 90-day review and raise decision.
Senior tech mentor guide
What a good mentor does, the common mistakes that burn out helpers, and how to make mentoring worth your best tech's time.
Retention check-ins
A schedule of check-ins from day 7 through month 6, built to catch problems while they're still fixable.
Four printable forms
Candidate scorecard, 30-60-90 tracker, check-in notes, and a counter "helper interest" sheet for walk-ins.
Who it's for
- Shop owners hiring their first or next helper
- Shops that keep losing hires to "no experience" filtering
- Anyone whose senior techs are burning out training green hires
Who it's not for
- Shops with an HR department already running a formal apprenticeship
- Anyone looking for legal or HR advice — this is an operations guide
Questions
Do candidates need EPA 608 to apply?
No. It's a strong green flag when they have it, but the kit is built to screen for reliability, coachability, and physical readiness first, and train the rest.
What if I don't have a mentor tech ready?
The Senior Tech Mentor Guide is a one-page handoff built for a tech who's never taught anyone. You still need someone willing to do it, and the kit covers how to make it worth their time.
What format is it?
A 15-page PDF you download right after checkout, including four printable forms you reuse for every hire.
Is this legal or HR advice?
No. It's a practical operations guide. Confirm wage, classification, screening, and trial-shift rules with your local requirements or an employment attorney.
Your next hire shouldn't be a guess.
One helper who makes it past 90 days pays for this kit many times over in the techs you don't have to replace next year.
The HVAC New Hire Onboarding Kit
$47
PDF, instant download
Included
- Job post template & screening scorecard
- Pay-step ladder & offer checklist
- 30-60-90 ramp plan with checkable milestones
- Mentor guide & four printable forms
Secure checkout on Gumroad. Download the PDF right after you pay.