Bicycle Technician

Mike's Bikes

Palo Alto, CAOn-siteFull time
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Pay
$19 to $26
an hour
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Work style
On-site
Job type
Full time
Posted
Oct 5
14 days ago
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Mike's Bikes

Retail · 201 to 500 employees

Mike’s Bikes is a community focused bike shop with with an international reach. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional hospitality to our neighbors while also being a leading partner to the largest global brands. We are hiring friendly and enthusiastic Sales Advisors to connect with customers and share their love of cycling. If you're driven to make people's lives better and want to do it through your love for bikes, we want to hear from you.

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What you'll do

  • Repair a wide range of bicycles, communicate repair updates to customers, and maintain a clean, safe, efficient workspace.
  • Learn and follow safety procedures for tools, equipment, and cleaning materials.

What you need

  • Ideally 1+ years of bicycle maintenance experience.
  • Requires English communication, physical ability to lift up to 30 pounds solo and up to 50 pounds repetitively, and availability to work weekends as needed.

Key skills

bicycle maintenancetechnical aptitudecommunication skillsproblem-solving abilitiesusing toolsEnglish

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Perks

  • Medical and dental benefits
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) plan
  • company matching
  • bi-weekly bonus potential

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Apply Job Type Full-time Description Join the Mike’s Bikes Crew as a Bicycle Technician. Mike’s Bikes is a community focused bike shop with with an international reach. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional hospitality to our neighbors while also being a leading partner to the largest global brands. We are hiring friendly and enthusiastic Sales Advisors to connect with customers and share their love of cycling. If you're driven to make people's lives better and want to do it through your love for bikes, we want to hear from you. We are seeking both aspiring and experienced hands-on individuals to join their dynamic Tech Department as a Bike Technician. Whether you're new to bike repair and eager to learn or a seasoned mechanic looking for a supportive and growth-oriented environment, we have a place for you. Passion, a positive attitude, and a desire to work with some of the best bikes in the industry are what we value most. Join our team that builds and repairs everything from cutting-edge race machines to essential daily transportation. WHAT DOES YOUR DAY JOB LOOK LIKE: -Repair a wide range of bikes—from brand-new race machines to well-worn daily commuters -Receive ongoing mentorship from some of the best mechanics in the industry -Communicate with customers in person and via our digital system to provide repair updates -Maintain your workspace, tools, and tech station so everything’s clean, safe, and efficient -Learn and follow safety procedures for tools, equipment, and cleaning materials TRAINING & GROWTH: We invest in your growth from Day 1. You’ll get: -Ongoing coaching and advanced repair instruction from your on-site Bike Tech Manager -A clear path to progress from beginner technician to advanced mechanic -Access to training modules and hands-on opportunities to level up -Opportunities for career growth PERKS: -Get paid to ride your bike! -Starting pay is very competitive, plus bi-weekly bonus potential -Medical and dental benefits for full-time employees -Paid time off -401(k) plan with company matching WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE: -Ideally 1+ years of experience with bicycle maintenance -A quick learner with technical aptitude and great communication skills -Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities -Comfortable working with your hands and using tools regularly -Physically up for it! Lifting bikes, climbing ladders, and moving around the store is part of the gig -Comfortable chatting with customers in person and on the phone -Capable of standing for long periods and performing repetitive motions -Motivated to succeed in a goal-oriented, fast-paced environment -Flexible and available to work weekends as needed HOURLY RANGE: This compensation package will be dependent on experience, qualifications, and industry experience with a starting range between $19-$26/hr plus a bi-weekly bonus potential of $250. Experienced techs can potentially earn between $22/hr-$26/hr. Requirements LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend and explain documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English. Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, in English. PHYSICAL DEMANDS FOR THE ROLE: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the overall duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the overall duties and responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel, reach above head with hands and arms, lift, push, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl, pull, talk and hear. The ability to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds’ solo and up to 50 pounds’ shoulder to height repetitively throughout the day. Vision may be corrected within normal range. The noise level in the work environment is loud.

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