Luthier - Guitar Center

Guitar Center; Abbeville (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gig leave

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Mental health support

Paid sick, holiday and vacation time

Employee discount program

Tuition reimbursement options

Job summary

A leading music retail company in Abbeville, Louisiana, is seeking a Repair Technician (Guitar) to provide maintenance and repair services on customer-owned instruments. The ideal candidate should have excellent skills in guitar repair and a strong focus on customer service, ensuring a high-quality craftsmanship experience. This role offers various benefits including medical coverage, 401(k) options, and opportunities for personal and professional growth in a creative environment.

Qualifications

• Skilled understanding of repairing guitars.

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

Repair guitars

Customer service

Sales techniques

Job description

Why Guitar Center?

Here’s just some of the rewards:

• Gig leave: take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Mental health support
• Paid sick, holiday and vacation time
• Employee discount program
• 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 while fulfilling our mission.

Role Description

As a Repair Technician (Guitar), you will provide maintenance and repair services on customer‑owned instruments and assist with the maintenance of specific store inventory, continually building and increasing the business through great customer experience and quality work.

Qualities of Success

• Customer Focus: Understands customer service principles and provides an excellent customer experience. Able to connect with customers in a meaningful way, be approachable, genuine, knowledgeable, encouraging, passionate, and committed to helping customers. Able to handle customer service issues when they arise.
• Initiative: Identifies opportunities and issues and follows through on work activities to capitalize or resolve them. Learns quickly and takes positive action without being requested to do so. Develops knowledge and skills in product, store operations, sales, and leadership.
• Selling: Works through the GC certification program to gain a base understanding of products and sales techniques.
• Training: Effectively trains learners and communicates information and techniques so that they are retained.

Key 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

Requirements

• Skilled understanding of repairing guitars

Preferences

• Foundational product knowledge on Guitar Center products

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.

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