Bicycle Service Shop Tech

**Overview**
Service Shop Tech / Customer Service / Parts Counter - As an active team member you would be required to interact with customers, assess their needs, create work orders for other team members to follow, setup, repair, and maintain customer sporting equipment all while preserving a completion deadline. We are always willing to train employees that show drive, mechanical aptitude and personality. We are looking for a person who not only values their teammates, but can work on your own to a high level. We are looking for someone who has a few years of experience under their belt with a wrench working on their own personal bikes or friends, with a good head for customer service.

**Skills We Are Interested In (not required / but an asset)**
- Must have the ability to bend, crawl, stoop and stand for long periods of time
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Assembling/disassembling different types of bicycles.
- Tire and tube replacement
- Repair of Brake and shift levers and cables
- Chain check and replacement
- Replace and tune derailleurs
- Headset overhaul
- Knowledge of hydraulic brake operation, and repair
- Mechanical aptitude and experience working with tools
- Comfortable working with targets and deadlines
- Advanced knowledge and use of parts and maintenance procedures

**Personality Assets We Look For**
- Currently participating in sports and activities, and passionate about living a healthy, active lifestyle.
- Strong work ethic. We require your commitment to be fully engaged when at work.
- Dependability and Willingness to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities
- Creative at problem solving with empathetic and positive attitude
- Available to work a varied schedule of days, evenings, weekends and /or holidays
- Excitement to join us in supporting community events that we may be involved with
- Willingness to learn new skills, both inside and outside Sportwheels
- Past service shop experience would be ideal, but not required

**Full-Time & Part-Time positions available.**
Full-Time 35-45hrs per week.
Part-Time 8+ hours per week.

**Employee Benefits**
- Annual Sportwheels Store Credit Bonus of $750.00 (full-time employees).
- Paid Personal / Sick days
- Flexible vacation and time off requests.
- Blue Cross Medical Plan (full-time employees).
- Access to our massive sporting goods supply at wholesale pricing.
- Free access to our Indoor Hockey and Baseball Training Centre.
- Available funds for employees who want to organize a group or community event for other team members to participate in.
- Free Onsite Parking & Wifi.

*Hourly and Salary compensation is based on industry experience. We take pride in fairly compensating our team based on their experience, work ethic, flexibility and responsibility. Further details and probation period can be discussed in an interview.

**About Us**
Sportwheels Sports Excellence is an independent sporting goods store located in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. This family owned business has been operating for over 70 years as a Giving Forward business. Every purchase helps provide equipment and registration for children in need all across Atlantic Canada. Some of the things we offer but are not limited to is, flexible scheduling, competitive wages, aggressive staff discounts, and above all a family work setting. Are you the type of person who wants more than just a job, and would like to join us in making a difference in our community? We want to hear form you.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Please provide your bicycle mechanical experience?
- Are you available to work some evenings until 7pm and weekends seasonally?
- Are you looking for full-time or part-time hours?

Work Location: One location