Bike Mechanic

SHIFT TRANSIT; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SHIFT TRANSIT INC. Life in Toronto seeks a hands-on bike mechanic to inspect, repair, and service our fleet of bikes, assemble and disassemble various bicycle types, and maintain high safety standards.

You will manage parts requests, oversee shop productivity, and coach staff while delivering reliable support to meet performance targets. The role blends hands-on work with reporting and process improvement in a hybrid office setting.

Qualifications

• Experience inspecting, repairing, and servicing a variety of bicycles.
• Ability to procure parts and supplies as needed.
• Proficient in wheel building, truing, and brake maintenance.
• Able to work in all weather and lift up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair and service our fleet of bikes.
• Make request for additional parts/ supplies.
• Assembling/ disassembling different types of bicycles.
• Wheel building, wheel truing, tire changing; maintain KPIs for the Bike Shop.
• Oversee and coach employees.
• Submit performance and progress reports.
• Inventory and Materials Management concepts (lead times, usage analysis).
• Develops/implements standard work procedures to improve productivity.
• Responsible for safe work practices.
• Make decisions based on knowledge and experience.
• Crank arm replacement, derailleurs, headset overhaul, chain checks.
• Brake and shift lever maintenance, cables.
• Support team to achieve performance targets.
• Maintain clean, safe work environment.
• Complete internal training requirements.
• Follow operating procedures; respond to directives.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bike repair

Wheel building

Inventory management

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Tools

Bike tools

Job description

ABOUT SHIFT TRANSIT

Shift Transit Inc. is a leading mobility operations company, overseeing 60,000 mobility assets on a daily basis, including scooters, bikes, carsharing vehicles, and micro transit/paratransit vans. We partner with private, public, and non-profit clients to provide day-to-day fleet management, marketing, and customer service support for a wide array of mobility programs. As the operator of Bike Share Toronto, Shift Transit manages 9,000+ bikes and 700+ stations that cover across the City of Toronto. Shift Transit, with its partner PBSC Urban Solutions, has years of experience planning, implementing, and operating bike-sharing programs across North America. Through careful planning and collaboration with our clients in each city, we take pride in delivering an excellent experience to both our riders and our clients.

SHIFT TRANSIT INC. LIFE

Our office is located near Lakeshore / Carlaw, with a flexible approach to hybrid work depending on the requirements of your role. You will work hard, have a lot of responsibility, you will be challenged daily, and work side-by-side with the senior leadership as you learn and grow within the company. We are a small but powerful team of industry experts. We work hard but love to celebrate wins. Working within a team environment is extremely important to us, and it should be to you too.

Primary Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair and service our fleet of bikes
• Make request for additional parts/ supplies
• Assembling/ disassembling different types of bicycles
• Wheel building, wheel truing, tire changing Maintain KPIs for the Bike Shop
• Oversee and coach employees
• Submit performance and progress reports
• Fluent with Inventory and Materials Management concepts, such as inventory control and analysis, material lead times, usage analysis
• Develops and implements standard work procedures to continually improve overall team productivity
• Responsible for safe work practices
• Be able to make decisions based on knowledge and experience
• Crank arm replacement, changing derailleurs, headset overhaul, chain check and replacement
• Changing brakes, brakes and shift levers, cables
• Deliver exceptional support to your team to achieve performance targets
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Must complete all internal training requirements.
• Maintain a safe and organized workspace, following standard operating procedures
• Respond to directives from the management team
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements and Qualifications

• Must be able to lift upto 75 pounds
• Must have the ability to bend, crawl, stoop and stand for long periods of time
• Must be willing to work in all weather conditions year-round