Experience as a bicycle mechanic, two-wheel mechanic, two-wheel mechatronics engineer, car mechanic, or similar mechanical or craft experience.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to work precisely.
Prior experience leading a team or taking responsibility as a senior mechanic.
Good German and/or English language skills.
Responsibilities
Manage the Upway workshop in Stuttgart and oversee the entire e-bike repair process to ensure bikes are delivered in outstanding condition.
Build and lead a team of mechanics, setting an example as a problem-solver with attention to detail in bike repairs.
Inspect, repair, and quality-control a wide variety of e-bike brands and models.
Prepare e-bikes for customer delivery and maintain the existing fleet.
Apply hardware and software expertise to continuously improve the service and e-bikes.
Contribute ideas to optimize the workshop and operational business.
Desired Qualifications
A relevant technical qualification is ideal, though career changers with a strong understanding of e-bike repairs are also welcome.
A passion for experimenting with new repair processes and continuously improving them.
Upway is a fast-growing startup building the largest marketplace for refurbished e-bikes and is now launching in Stuttgart. We are looking for a Head of Bike Mechanics / Workshop Manager (m/f/d) to manage the Upway workshop in Stuttgart. The team of mechanics (>50) repairs a large number of different used e-bikes and restores them to excellent condition, so that Upway customers have a huge and high-quality selection of e-bikes at their disposal.
As a Workshop Manager, you will be responsible for the entire e-bike repair process and ensure that the bikes are delivered in outstanding quality. You will also be responsible for building the team of mechanics and leading them by setting an example as a problem-solver and with your eye for detail in bike repairs.
You and your team will work undisturbed and without customer contact in a well-equipped workshop where the focus is exclusively on the bikes. Thanks to the wide range of different e-bikes (speed bikes, mountain bikes, city bikes, cargo bikes; heavily used to almost new), the work remains varied and challenging.
You build a successful team of mechanics
You take over the management of the team
You are responsible for the inspection, repair and quality control of a wide variety of e-bike brands and models
You and your team will prepare e-bikes for delivery to our customers and keep the existing fleet in good condition
You contribute your expertise in hardware and software and work to continuously improve our service and our e-bikes
You are an essential part of our team and contribute your ideas for the optimization of the workshop and the operational business
You have experience as a bicycle mechanic, two-wheel mechanic, two-wheel mechatronics engineer, car mechanic or have mechanical/craftsmanship experience in a similar field
Ideally, you have a relevant technical qualification, but we also welcome career changers with a strong understanding of (e-)bike repairs.
Strong organizational skills and an enjoyment of precise working.
A passion for experimenting with new repair processes and continuously improving them.
Prior experience leading a team or taking on responsibility as a senior mechanic.