The Top Five Jobs in the Bike Industry This Week – July 5 – News

The BikeBiz job board helped fill over 720 vacancies in 2023, and the number of vacancies is still growing. Here are our latest top five…

Workshop Technician & Customer Service Advisor – Decathlon Milton Keynes

As a Bike Mechanic in our workshop, you will provide high-quality bicycle maintenance and repair services to help our customers enjoy their bikes for longer. Simply put, the purpose of your role is to diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical issues, while ensuring your customers get the best experience.

You will also be involved in recycling and repairing broken bikes in the shop, meaning you will be an integral part of achieving our shared mission to help preserve our planet. You will also provide excellent customer service in our Bikes department, driving bike sales and getting the bikes ready to be ridden!

What do you benefit from? Career development – ​​At Decathlon, you choose your own career path, whether you want to become our next Customer Service Manager or our next CEO – your development opportunities are endless! Profit sharing scheme – We are one big international family that shares the profits we make exclusively with our employees.

Internal Sales Representative – Ison Distribution

We are currently looking for an Internal Sales Representative to join our friendly team. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to join a small, friendly company in a growing industry. Ison Distribution is one of the UK’s leading distributors to the bicycle industry.

From bearings and bolts to complete e-cargo bikes, we offer a product range of over 11,000 items from world-class brands. We pride ourselves on the excellent service we provide to our customers. This Ely office-based role focuses on making regular outbound sales calls to a selected customer base to drive sales, along with processing sales orders.

You will be expected to build relationships with our dealers through proactive contact and achieve specific sales targets. Ideally the candidate will have a good knowledge of our products and a keen interest in cycling, although this is not essential. Effective communication skills are essential to build strong customer relationships.

Full-time Mechanic and Shop Manager – Croston Cycles

We are a thriving local and independent bike shop based in the beautiful rural village of Croston, near Leyland. We are looking for a full time mechanic and duty manager. You must have experience of working with high end bikes as we support a lot of the local cycling and triathlon community.

The shop is open Tuesday to Saturday and closed on Sunday and Monday. Saturday is a critical day so apart from the usual holiday requirements it is important that you are able to work on the days described above. You will need basic IT skills to access emails and bookings etc. It is also important that you are confident and approachable when dealing with customers on the phone and in person.

We have a great team to support you and for the right person this could be a fantastic opportunity. If you are interested, just drop us an email and we will be happy to chat on the phone and give you more information.

Senior Workshop Mechanic & Junior Mechanics – Clapham Cycle

Clapham Cycle is a bike shop that grew out of a cycling club with an active, enthusiastic community. We are looking for an experienced workshop mechanic and a junior who is keen to develop to join our friendly, ambitious and talented team.

This is an opportunity to be part of an exciting project, our store opened 18 months ago and has gone from strength to strength. We are planning an exciting and prosperous year in 2023 and are looking to expand our team with passionate, hungry people. The ideal candidate is someone who is ambitious and keen to develop their skills and share their knowledge and has a love of cycling.

Key responsibilities for this role include: repair and maintenance of customer bicycles, sales of new bicycles and accessories and management of our existing team of mechanics. Unique benefits include: competitive salary and monthly bonuses, pension scheme, accredited training and development plan and future store management opportunities.

Mechanic – Atherton Bikes

Atherton Bikes is based in Machynlleth in mid Wales, at the heart of a thriving MTB community and a short distance from Dyfi Bike Park. We’re small, agile and ambitious for our young company, so come join us! A career at Atherton Bikes is for those who want the excitement, hard work and opportunity of a scale-up, in a culture of world champions, state-of-the-art technology and a healthy outdoor lifestyle. You’ll be part of a uniquely close-knit team as we grow our business and take the brand to the next level.

We’re passionate about bikes, so expect free lifts at Dyfi Bike Park, plenty of after-work rides, a huge network of backcountry trails and a ready-made group of willing guides to help you explore them. You’ll be an important part of the team and play a crucial role in production. The creation of this role coincides with the move to a new facility in Machynlleth and the expansion of our new S Series product range.

Your main role will be to assemble bikes and help ensure the smooth running of the workshop, working with our existing and new ranges as required whilst maintaining our excellent workshop standards. This role can be expanded to suit your ambition.