Repair & Refurbish Mechanic

Position Description: Bikes Not Bombs is seeking full-time Repair & Refurbish Mechanics to work in our organization’s flagship social enterprise, the Bikes Not Bombs Bike Shop and Vocational Training Center. Join the squad of mechanics here in our workroom if you want to be part of a bike shop that is driven by a real social mission, and help us deliver the best value possible to our community.

A Repair & Refurbish Mechanic’s duties include, but are not limited to, executing repairs and rebuilds of customer-owned bicycles; refurbishing donated bicycles for sale; assisting operations with sorting, refurbishing, and processing donated bicycles, components, and accessories; mentoring and modeling professionalism for apprentices; training other staff, volunteers, and youth in bicycle mechanics; and assisting sales team members with the correct estimation of repair quotes.

The Repair & Refurbish Mechanic reports to the Training & Service Coordinator, and is a member of the Bike Shop service team.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Bicycle Mechanic Skills:

• Assembling/disassembling and identify different types of bottom brackets
• Crank arm replacement
• Change derailleurs
• Front and Rear Hub, Bottom Bracket, Headset overhauls
• Replacing brake calipers, pads, and levers; shifters
• Replacing all kinds of cables
• Limit screw adjustment (both derailleurs)
• Center brakes
• Chain check, replacement
• Flat fix
• Tune ups
• Bosch e-bike systems

Bicycle Repair and Refurbishment:

• Repair, check, and fix bikes following Bikes Not Bombs’ Bike Shop standards, policies and procedures
• Prepare bikes for deadlines
• Diagnose bicycles and write repair tickets
• Keep the workbench and the workroom clean
• Participate actively as a member of the bike shop team
• Assemble new and refurbished bicycles for resale

Shop Culture, Training, and Support:

• Foster an asset-based culture (positive youth development)
• Support front-end staff, ensuring that current youth and volunteer apprentices provide the highest quality customer service through training and shop policies
• Participate in and provide ongoing training, feedback and support to improve performance of online and storefront business operations

The compensation package for this position includes an hourly wage starting at between $19.23 - $24.04 /hour. Additional benefits include - paid time off, health insurance, flexible work schedule, and discount at our bike shop.

Multilingual/Bilingual (Spanish, English, Haitian Creole and/or Cape Verdean Creole) candidates are highly preferred