Pete Lane's Tune & Repair Manager
Posted by Sun Valley Resort on 01/05/2023
Job Basics
Industry Sector: Bike, Snow
Job Categories: Retail - Bike Mechanic - Ski Technician
Company Type: Recreation, Retailer, Service, TravelandTourism
State: ID
City: Sun Valley
Country: United States
Required Experience: 1 - 3 years
Contact Name: Jonathan Mentzer
Job Type: Full Time
Salary:
Required to Relocate: Yes
Required to Travel: No
Employee May Telecommute: No
Job Seeker Must Live Within: 25 miles
Job Description & Requirements
Sun Valley Company
Pete Lane’s Tune & Repair Manager
Department: Retail Department
Reports To: Pete Lane’s Brand & Buying Manager & Rental Operations Manager
Location: River Run & Pete Lane’s Village
Summary: The Tune & Repair Manager is a full-time, year-round position that supervises a team of tuners to maintain ski rental fleets and customer ski and snowboard tunes. One of your primary objectives is to utilize our world-class Wintersteiger Jupiter automated Tuning machine. In the summer season, the job entails supervising a team of bike mechanics to maintain bike rental fleets and guest bike tunes. In addition, the position has year-round benefits specific to Pete Lane’s and the Resort.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Administrative:
Works directly with the Pete Lane’s Brand & Buying Manager and Rental Operations Manager on the following administrative duties:
- Hiring qualified tuners and bike mechanics and managing all aspects of their work.
- Ordering tools, parts, and supplies necessary to maintain the rental fleets.
- Administering annual binding indemnification clinics for all rental employees and pursuing training specific to both the ski and bike industries.
Operations:
Works directly with the Pete Lane’s Brand & Buying Manager and Rental Operations Manager on the following operations
- Operate daily tune and repair services.
- Maintain machines.
- Maintain a high-quality rental fleet for skis, snowboards, and bikes.
- Identify future needs for the operation, including participating in machine acquisition.
- Staying atop the newest tune and repair procedures in the industry and looking for continuous improvement of best practices.
- Working to satisfy all indemnification agreements annually, including binding testing.
- Providing a safe work environment for staff members.
Competency:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Prior ski tuning and bike mechanic experience, especially using Wintersteiger machines.
- Prior experience supervising and mentoring staff and previous customer service experience.
- Time management skills and must be able to prioritize and multi-task.
- Design: Generates creative solutions; translates concepts and information into images; uses feedback to modify designs. Applies design principles and demonstrates attention to detail.
- Office Skills: Working knowledge of Word, Excel, Office, and RTP software.
- Communication: Good written and verbal skills.
- Teamwork: Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback while contributing to building a positive team spirit.
- The candidate should be a self-starter, be organized, positive and resourceful, have a proven focus on the broad scope and opportunity, and have the ability to be firm but gracious at the same time.
Compensation:
Full-Time Benefits:
• Group Medical/Life Coverage
• Flex-Spending Plan
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• Capital Accumulation (401k) with a 6% match
• Education Assistance
• Supplemental Insurance
Seasonal Benefits: Seasonal benefits change with each season. Please see HR for a list of the most up-to-date benefits.
***Complimentary Seasonal Lift Pass***
• Mountain Biking (summer employment only)
• Hiking (summer employment only)
• Skiing (winter employment only)
Access to
• Ice Rinks
• Bowling Alley
• Driving Range
• Putting Green
Discounts at
• Restaurants
• Retail Shops
• Spa/Salon
• Rental Equipment
• Trail Rides
• Gun Club
• Golf
• Tennis
About Sun Valley Resort
Founded in 1936, Sun Valley is America’s oldest destination resort and has been the No. 1 Ski Resort in the West for three years consecutively.
With two ski mountains, Sun Valley Resort is more than just a ski destination. Sun Valley also flaunts three beautiful golf courses (45 holes), a 9-hole mini-golf area, and a virtual golf simulator.
The resort has 14 restaurants, a Convention Center, indoor and outdoor ice rinks, a movie theater and a bowling alley.
The Sun Valley area also has over 400 miles of singletrack. Bald Mountain boasts America’s longest purpose-built downhill trail and over 3,100 vertical feet of thrilling lift-accessed trails.