POSITION OPENING: LEAD MECHANIC
Please help spread the word!
Bike Works is a nonprofit organization that has been working for kids, bikes, and community in Seattle since 1996. Our programs and services invest in young people and encourage bicycling as a clean and healthy transportation alternative. Our programs include Earn-a-Bike for youth, Summer Bike Camps, Neighborhood Rides and Street Burner bike club activities, Community Bike Shop, Annual Kids Bike Swap, domestic and international bicycle donations to charitable organizations, and more. Our Community Bike Shop serves Seattle residents from all walks of life with used bike sales and affordable repairs.
Essential Job Functions:
The Bike Shop Lead Mechanic assumes primary responsibility for managing all mechanical work in the Shop, which includes scheduling work, maintaining quality and timely services, performing repairs and overhauling bikes for resale, providing outstanding customer service and sales, supporting the overall operations of the shop, and serving as a resource to the community.
Primary duties include:
Oversee mechanic services in the shop, ensuring
quality, timely work
Perform bicycle repair, maintenance, and walk-in
services on customer bicycles of all types and conditions
Recondition and overhaul used bicycles of all types
and conditions for resale
Deliver professional, accessible, and helpful customer
service to a diverse customer base
Support daily Bike Shop operationsCollaborate with Program Staff to support Youth
Programs and Adult Volunteers
Represent Bike Works to the neighborhood & act as a
resource for the community
Work in partnership with Executive Director, Board of
Directors, other staff, and Key Stakeholders to participate in strategic planning process, to develop a long term mission driven strategic plan, and to create annual operational plans
Desired Qualifications:
Strong commitment to youth leadership, sustainable
communities and bicycle transportation;
Strong customer service skills, attention to detail,
ability to work independently are key aspects of this job;
Excellent mechanical skills required (minimum 3 years
hands-on, professional experience working on a wide variety of bicycles, wheel building is a plus!);
Previous experience in retail management and sales
preferred; bike shop experience essential;
Ability to work with youth and adults of diverse
cultural backgrounds;
Self-directed, energetic, flexible and personable &
be able to work independently and as part of a team;
Excellent organizational skills: systems oriented with
high attention to detail;
Ability to work competently with computers and word
processing, spreadsheet, and database software, Basic PC skills, working knowledge of QuickBooks and Microsoft Office applications;
Strong interpersonal skills & a friendly outgoing
attitude with a desire to work with the public;
Ability to mentor youth ages 9-17 in engaging and
empowering apprenticeship relationship;
Ability to multi-task in a fast paced, ever-changing
environment;
Respect for and a commitment to diversity, teamwork,
and progressive social values;
How to Apply:
Send your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to development@bikeworks.org
Pay Rate & Benefits:
Regular, full-time, salaried position with benefits. Monetary compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Bike Works is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation
Melanie Lyons
Assistant Director
Bike Works
3709 S. Ferdinand St.
Seattle, WA 98118
206-725-9408
HYPERLINK "http://www.bikeworks.org%22http://www.bikeworks.org
"Building sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling."
No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1339 - Release Date: 3/22/2008 4:43 PM
No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1339 - Release Date: 3/22/2008 4:43 PM