Guitar Technician - Guitar Center

Guitar Center; Sherrard (IL); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

Guitar Center in Illinois seeks a Repair Tech (Guitar) to maintain and repair customer-owned instruments and support store inventory. You will deliver craftsmanship and a positive, knowledgeable customer experience, helping musicians get back to playing quickly.

The role emphasizes guitar repair skills and ongoing learning through our GC certification program, with opportunities to enhance product knowledge and contribute to sales through quality service.

Qualifications

• Skilled understanding of repairing Guitars.
• Preferences: Foundational product knowledge on Guitar Center products.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers, ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Service customer-owned instruments with a high level of craftsmanship.
• Maintain store-owned gear, as requested.
• Complete warranty repair work.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Guitar repair

Job description

Why Guitar Center?

Here’s just some of the rewards: For our employees who are musicians we offer the unique opportunity of gig leave—take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour! Guitar Center offers robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.

Position Overview

Guitar Center embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging staff to find their own individual sound. Our mission is to develop and nurture lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the joy that comes from creating music. We believe in creating inclusive environments that put our customers first all the while fulfilling our mission. As a Repair Tech (Guitar), you will provide maintenance and repair services on customer-owned instruments and assist in maintenance of specific store inventory, continually building and increasing the business through great customer experience and quality work.

Desired Characteristics

• Customer Focus: Understands customer service principles and is able to provide an excellent customer experience. Able to connect with customers in a meaningful way. Is approachable, genuine, knowledgeable, encouraging, passionate, and committed to helping customers. Able to step in to handle customer service issues.
• Initiative: Able to identify opportunities & issues and follow through on work activities to capitalize or resolve them. Able to learn quickly and take positive action without being requested to do so. Able to develop knowledge and skills including product, store operations, sales, and leadership.
• Selling: Able to work through GC certification program to gain a base understanding of products and sales techniques.
• Training: Able to effectively train learners and communicate info and techniques so that they are retained.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers, ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Service customer-owned instruments with a high level of craftsmanship.
• Maintain store-owned gear, as requested.
• Complete warranty repair work.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Skilled understanding of repairing Guitars.

Preferences:

• Foundational product knowledge on Guitar Center products.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Guitar Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job‑related requirements. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by calling 1 ‑ or by sending an email to .