Mike's Bikes is hiring Bike Techs-We Train!

6754 BERNAL AVENUE SUITE 710, Pleasanton CA

Description

Mike's Bikes was recently named a “Best Place to Work” by the NorthBay Business Journal and recognized as one of “America’s Best Bike Shops” by the National Bicycle Dealers Association. We push ourselves to be the best of the best and it starts with hiring the right people. Come and check out our award winning company culture and core values. Mike's Bikes is a growing family of local bike shops operating throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento Region, all with a singular purpose—to get more people on bikes. Our company culture is built around the bike—we're both consummate experts and enthusiastic evangelists, and we like to keep it all in perspective with a sense of humor too. Our environment is a place that values fresh ideas and creative thinking in addition to being fast-paced and demanding. Each of our twelve stores dominates its local market and we're now the largest local bike shop in America. At Mike’s Bikes, we partner with some of the best brands in the business including Specialized, Santa Cruz and BMC, but we also directly manage brand development for PUBLIC Bikes, Creme, BEAR, and NS. We're proud to have built what we believe is the best family of world-class bike shops you'll find anywhere! Our staff members will tell you that Mike’s Bikes is a great place to work. We offer one of the most competitive compensation packages in our industry. Pay is based on experience and talent. We offer medical and dental benefits to full-time employees as well as a 401K plan with company matching, and paid time off. 
 Working for Mike’s Bikes isn’t just a job at a bike shop--it is a career in the bicycle industry. Our employee development path allows for upward mobility from sales, tech, and management in our local shops to opportunities at our brand headquarters. Do you love bikes but don’t know how to fix them? Do you have mechanical experience but no familiarity with bicycles? We’ll train you! As a new technician, you will attend a 2-day intensive class to introduce you to the skills, techniques and knowledge that make our tech departments so successful. Taught by SBCU-trained (SBCU = Specialized Bicycle Components University) instructors in our brand new tech lab at HQ in Novato, this class will prepare you for a successful career in wrenching on bikes. Bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn, we will provide the rest. After the 2-day intensive class, you will receive ongoing training on more advanced repairs from your on-site manager. Work alongside the industry’s best bike mechanics and learn the ins and outs of building and repairing quality bicycles. You’ll work on brand new racing bikes and well-loved and used comfort bikes, as well as everything in between. If you are open to new ideas and excited about participating in an environment where delivering an outstanding customer experience is our guiding principle, check us out. And if you're passionate about bicycles, you’ll fit right in! Requirements: Good communication and problem-solving skills. Excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to lift 30 lbs overhead and 50 lbs to shoulder height. Ability to stand at a bike repair stand for an entire 8-hour work shift. Ability to use hand tools with repetitive motions, including twisting, pushing and pulling. Must be able to work weekends as part of a regular schedule. Previous bicycle repair experience helpful but not required. APPLY ONLINE at www.mikesbikes.com/pages/careers