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Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on April 27, 2010 at 12:34pm

Are you offering any more information?

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Permalink Reply by mark Dodge on April 28, 2010 at 2:49am

Yep. Sorry for the vaguenss.

I'm the new GM at Bike and Roll Chicago and our head miechanic Dan is looking for at least three qualified mechanics to help with the rental fleet this summer. We need at least two years professional shop experience. Pay ranges from $12-15 based on experience. We still have alot of bikes to build and a rental fleet of over 700 bikes to maintain throughout the season. So, needless to say we have steady work starting immediately. If you're interested, drop me a line at mark@bikechicago.com.

Other perks are QBP and Trek employee purchase programs.

Oh, and our Planetarium location also serves food. $1 Chicago style hot dogs and nachos for employees all summer long!

I'm realy hoping I can give some out of work mechanics good full time work.

Mark

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on April 28, 2010 at 8:46am

mark Dodge said:

Yep. Sorry for the vaguenss.
I'm the new GM at Bike and Roll Chicago and our head miechanic Dan is looking for at least three qualified mechanics to help with the rental fleet this summer. We need at least two years professional shop experience. Pay ranges from $12-15 based on experience. We still have alot of bikes to build and a rental fleet of over 700 bikes to maintain throughout the season. So, needless to say we have steady work starting immediately. If you're interested, drop me a line at mark@bikechicago.com. Other perks are QBP and Trek employee purchase programs. Oh, and our Planetarium location also serves food. $1 Chicago style hot dogs and nachos for employees all summer long! I'm realy hoping I can give some out of work mechanics good full time work.
Mark

It is really great that you are hiring!

$15 an hour works out to $31,200 per year. (I realize that no-one is offering any year-round jobs here.) $12 an hour: $24,960 assuming a 40 hour week and 52 weeks a year. I only point this out for those of us who no longer think about jobs in terms of hourly pay but rather in terms of an annual amount. Perhaps I'm the only one?

But anyway, how do these wages compare with the local average for bike mechanics?

It is understandable that you'd want people with experience, but with the number of bike shops in town growing (I'm just assuming this based on my observations) I wonder how realistic it is that people with two years of experience will be available?

Is there a huge pool of unemployed yet experienced bike mechanics in town once the bike season starts? I sort of had the impression that this was not the case.

I wonder about all this because as I grow more skilled as an amateur bike mechanic I also find myself growing less enthusiastic about my profession/day job.

And no, I have not yet read Shop Class as Soulcraft.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on April 28, 2010 at 6:14pm

Hmm. Tempting, but a far drive. =(

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Permalink Reply by mark Dodge on May 2, 2010 at 11:45am

The money is what it is. Each bike shop/buissness pays what it can afford. As a previous cycling retail manager, I payed most mechanics within that range. And 2 years experience is realy an entry level position. Most mechanics asking for more will have 5-10+ years experience.

Also it's a seasonal job. In the heavy summer months there's always the potential for overtime. Either way, it's a great opportunity for a relatively new mechanic to learn many new marketable skills.

Mark

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