Shop Technician - Traverse City

Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Skiing & riding for free

Lodging discounts

401(k) plan with company match

Food and beverage discounts

Job summary

Boyne Resorts in Michigan is seeking a Shop Technician to tune and mount ski and snowboard bindings, greet customers, and ensure top-quality service from entry to checkout. You will assist customers with equipment, adjust fittings, explain safety, and perform maintenance of rental and sale items in a busy shop.

This role requires 2 years of tuning experience, 18+ years old, and weekend/holiday availability, with a strong customer-service mindset.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Available to work weekends and holidays.
• 2 years of ski/snowboard tuning and binding mounting/adjusting experience.
• Customer interaction oriented role.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and provide information on skiing equipment and supplies.
• Assist with equipment selection and proper adjustment.
• Explain use and care of items and safety precautions.
• Tune, repair, and maintain equipment per vendor instructions.
• Document rentals and sales, ensuring receipts and change are correct.
• Oversee shop cleanliness and equipment maintenance.

Skills

Customer service

Ski tuning

Binding mounting

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Tuning tools

Job description

Overview

As a Shop Technician, you are responsible for tuning and mounting ski and snowboard bindings, interacting with customers and for making sure each and every guest has the top-quality customer service from entering the door to checkout.

Boyne Resorts is a collection of mountain and lakeside resorts, ski areas, and attractions spanning from British Columbia to Maine. The company owns and operates twelve properties and an outdoor lifestyle equipment/apparel retail division with stores in cities throughout Michigan. An industry leader in multiple U.S. regions, operations include Snowsports and year-round mountain recreation, golf, an indoor waterpark, spas, food, and beverage, lodging and real estate development.

Team Member Benefits:

Beyond employment, Boyne Country Sports and Boyne Resorts provides access to incredible outdoor playgrounds, significant discounts on merchandise and services, medical coverage and more for you and your family.

• Skiing & riding for free at mountain resorts in the Boyne Resorts portfolio
• Lodging discounts
• food and beverage
• Golf for free or heavily discounted at resort courses operated in ME, MI and MT.
• 401(k) plan with company match
• All of this and more discounts for eligible team members and qualifying spouse/dependents.

We strive to maintain and promote our Core Values, LEAD:

Think Long Term | Excellence in Execution | Have Passion and a Positive Attitude | Develop Great People

Responsibilities

• Greeting customers as they enter the ski shop and provide them with information on available skiing and snowboarding equipment and supplies.
• Assisting customers with equipment and fitting hardware, ensuring they’re made aware of the use and care of each item.
• Providing customers with support in selecting the appropriate items, and ensuring they’re properly adjusted.
• Educating customers about safety precautions required during skiing and snowboarding activities.
• Tuning, repairing, and storing equipment and supplies according to vendor or manufacturers’ instructions.
• Confirming that the function of each item communicated to the customer and provide answers to any additional queries.
• Responding to customers in a positive manner, especially when they are relating a problem or issues and attempt to resolve it on immediate basis.
• Completing required documentation for each rental and sale, ensuring that receipts and change are in order.
• Overseeing the repair, cleaning, and maintenance of rented/new/used equipment, both in a preventative and regular capacity.
• Making sure the service shop is operating properly and that any need for maintenance communicated to the supervisor.

Qualifications

• You are at least 18 years old
• You have achieved a high school diploma or GED equivalent
• You are available to work weekends and holidays
• You have 2 years of ski/snowboard tuning and binding mounting/adjusting experience
• You are interested in a customer service based position thatinvolves customer interaction