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We’re hiring a Full Time & Part Time Bike Mechanics

We are hiring!

The Recyclery, Chicago’s nonprofit educational bike shop, is hiring for both a part time and full time skilled bike mechanic to join the team.

Check out the job descriptions below. Email resume and cover letters to info@therecyclyery.org if you are interested in joining us in promoting sustainability and building community through bikes!!


Job Description – Full Time Bicycle Mechanic, March 2026

Our Mission: The Recyclery Collective is an educational bike shop that promotes sustainability by giving access to tools, skills, and opportunities for collaboration.
Our Vision: We envision a diverse, resilient neighborhood filled with knowledgeable, self-reliant cyclists.
Our Values: 

  • Collaboration: We create opportunities for people of all backgrounds to work, share, and learn together to support a practical form of transportation.
  • Social Justice: We provide tools and resources to empower underserved populations and nurture community leaders.
  • Ecological Sustainability: We encourage the mindful use of resources and promote cycling as a part of building more resilient communities.
  • Celebrating Everything We Do: We like to have fun while working hard to make bicycles and mechanics accessible.

Job Description:

The Recyclery Collective is hiring an experienced bicycle mechanic to fix used bicycles to sell, and to help manage the physical shop. This is a Full- time position. Our Full-Time Staff Mechanic would act as a service manager for our repair shop and be responsible for collaborating with our Part-Time Mechanic and Intern staff to build our donation bikes into refurbished bikes that we sell in our shop. The staff member will work at our shop in Rogers Park, 40 hrs per week with a semi-flexible schedule. The position starts at $23.15 per hour.

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Tailwind for Tools 2025

The Recyclery Collective is proud to announce our 9th annual fundraiser! Our goal this year is to raise $15,000 by December 31st, 2025 with a kickstart party on Sunday, October 19th at Jarvis Square from 3 to 7pm.

We depend on donations from our community to encourage the success of our beloved educational programs. While sales of refurbished bikes cover a portion of our operating expenses, your financial support can help us improve operations and empower more people to ride bikes!

The campaign continues through December 31st.

If you would like to donate and/or attend our fundraiser event, please click donate below or visit our GiveButter

Upcoming Schedule Changes!

Due to high interest in our Tune Up/Overhaul classes, we’re adjusting our schedule so we can offer classes on Tuesdays in addition to our current Saturday/Sunday classes!

As a result:
• Monday May 5th will be our last 5:30-7:30 Volunteer Hour shifts
• Tuesday, May 6th will be our last Tuesday 5-7pm Open Shop
• On Monday, May 12th (and all subsequent Mondays), we’ll be hosting Open Shop from 5-7pm
• On Sunday, May 25th (and all subsequent Sundays), we’ll be hosting a new Volunteer Hours shift from 1-3pm

Thanks as always to our wonderful volunteer mechanics and hosts who enable us to run these programs!

Tailwind for Tools 2024

The Recyclery Collective is proud to announce our 8th annual fundraiser! To celebrate our 10,000th refurbished bicycle, we have set a goal to raise $10,000 by December 31st, 2024. We depend on donations from our community to encourage the success of our beloved educational programs. While sales of refurbished bikes cover a portion of our operating expenses, your financial support can help us improve operations and empower more people to ride bikes!

If you would like to Donate and attend our Fundraiser Event, please click Donate below or visit our Givebutter



Our Mission

The Recyclery Collective is an educational bike shop that promotes sustainability by giving access to tools, skills, and opportunities for collaboration.

Our Vision

We envision a diverse, resilient neighborhood filled with knowledgeable, self-reliant cyclists.

Our Values

  • Collaboration: We create opportunities for people of all backgrounds to work, share, and learn together to support a practical form of transportation.
  • Social Justice: We provide tools and resources to empower underserved populations and nurture community leaders.
  • Ecological Sustainability: We encourage the mindful use of resources and promote cycling as a part of building more resilient communities.
  • Celebrating Everything We Do: We like to have fun while working hard to make bicycles and mechanics accessible.


Our Structure

The Recyclery is a 501c3 non-profit run primarily by volunteers. All major decisions are made by a quorum of collective members at a twice-a-month meeting. The Collective follows a consensus decision making model and is open to anyone willing to put in the time and effort to fulfill collective entry requirements. A few staff members are paid for administrative tasks, fixing bikes for sale, and teaching classes. Meet our collective and staff members here.

Our Support

The Recyclery is grateful for all the support we receive from the wider community.