Bicycle Service Writer - Great Barrington

Want to come work for a growing bicycle retailer right here in the heart of The Berkshires? Think you've got what it takes to succeed in a fast paced work environment?  Come and check out our award winning company culture and core values, focusing on strong growth opportunities by putting the right people in the right places from within our business.

Berkshire Bike and Board is a growing family of local bike shops, all with a singular purpose-to get more butts on bikes. Our company culture is built around the bike - we are dedicated domestiques to our customers, we continually try to empower staff to take action, and of course we are 'off the front' in everything we do!  Our environment is a place that values fresh ideas and creative thinking in addition to being fast-paced and demanding. Each of our two stores dominates its local market and we can now call ourselves one of the leading pedal assist dealers in New England. We're proud to have built what we believe is truly one of the best bike shops in New England and truly a great place to come to work!

Our staff members will tell you that Berkshire Bike and Board is a great place to work. We offer competitive compensation for our industry. Pay is based on experience and talent. We not only give great discounts and continuing education to our staff, but full time staff also receive additional benefits including paid vacation time!

Working for Berkshire Bike and Board 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 soon to be built brand headquarters. All employees will spend the first few weeks learning our culture, products, and processes-with group rides afterward. Other company-sponsored training includes brand-specific and fitting seminars as well as training to help match bikes perfectly with riders and consistent training on new products and practices for our mechanics.

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!

The job of the service writer is to manage the service department workflow at the shop level.

Running an organized and profitable service department is paramount to the success of

Berkshire Bike and Board and this responsibility lies in the hands of the service writer. Properly

diagnosing work that needs to be done on a customer's bike and communicating that clearly is

the key to success of any great service writer.

Bring bikes in & interface with customers

Properly and efficiently service write

Build bikes into schedule and send accurate and prompt quotes to customers

Be able to properly source parts and get them on order according to our systems and

processes

Be able to properly process warranties according to our systems, and also be able to

confidently and clearly communicate to a customer when in fact something is not a

warranty issue and is instead a wear and tear problem

Delegate work orders to ensure that the right mechanic is working on the right bikes at

the right time

A commitment to maintaining a clean and well organized service department according

to company standards

Communicate with store manager to balance the needs of the service department and

the sales department

The ability to track KPI's within the service department according to the Service

Manager's protocols

Two years of bike mechanic experience

Technical knowledge of past and current styles of bicycles, bicycle components, and

accessories.

Excellent reliability. Proven experience showing up to work day to day on time is a must.

Good communication skills. Service writing is an integral part of our process and you

will be in the middle of many moving parts. Communicating progress and timelines as

well as following directions will be critical to your success.

Ability to concentrate on your task all day. This job requires 8 hours of solid attention, on

your feet, day in and day out.

The ability to lift 50 pounds head high.

Enthusiasm for bicycles is certainly preferred.

Alignment with our core values

Continuing Education Requirements

SBCU

S-Tech Certification

Sram Technical University

QBP U of Q yearly summit

**Other industry training documents when provided

Proficiency in Lightspeed or other experience with similar point of sale systems

Proficiency in Google workspace

Customer service and sales experience

Paid vacation for full timers

Profit share bonus program

Employee Demo Bike

Employee bike purchase program

Industry Discounts

Career Development Program

Fun Atmosphere

In store products at cost 10%

Quarterly Company Parties

Group Rides