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.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Bicycle Repair:

  • Maintaining a healthy stock of sale bikes by refurbishing ~5 bikes per week, with an average sale price of $350 per bike
  • Sorting donated bicycles into appropriate Recyclery programs
  • Maintaining records of bikes fixed and repairs made
  • Checking the safety of and providing feedback on bikes fixed by youth interns and other staff
  • Helping to transport bike donations
  • Communicating broader shop responsibilities (weekly, monthly) to part-time and intern mechanic staff as well as providing guidance to them as needed. 

Shop Management:

  • Maintaining cleanliness and organization of our shop and storage spaces
  • Keeping accurate records of inventory, and ensuring adequate stock
  • Sorting part and accessory donations
  • Collaborating and communicating with staff, volunteers and the Collective to ensure all our programs thrive
  • Delegating shop upkeep tasks to volunteers where necessary and appropriate

Necessary Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years mechanical experience in a bike shop. Should be comfortable doing full tune ups and overhauls, bearing service, and detailed diagnostics/service writing for bikes that are of various ages and conditions.
  • Familiarity with bicycle component manufacturers, component compatibility, and period-appropriate repairs
  • Experience working on a wide range of bikes dating back to the 1970s
  • Ability to safely operate power tools, including bench grinder, angle grinder, blowtorch, air compressor, and others.
  • Interest in furthering the mission of The Recyclery, embodying our values, and upholding our safe space guidelines
  • Commitment to cultivating and maintaining positive and productive relationships with our neighbors, clients, volunteers, and the greater Rogers Park community
  • Strong work ethic, ability to self-motivate, and a willingness to ask for assistance

Additional Skills Preferred

  • Experience as a service manager in a bike shop preferred
  • Valid driver’s license and a driving record with no serious past offenses.
  • Experience with retail POS systems (The Recyclery uses Lightspeed), Google Business Suite, and standard office equipment
  • Bilingual is a plus (Spanish, French, Arabic, Swahili, Pashto)

Working with the Collective: 

The Recyclery is run by a Collective which meets twice a month to decide issues impacting the direction of the organization and operates using a consensus process. Staff are strongly encouraged to join collective meetings and are paid for time spent at meetings. 

The Recyclery Collective is an equal opportunity employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, or disability. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, walk up and down stairs, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and lift 20 pounds overhead. The Recyclery encourages femme, trans, women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals to apply.

To apply please email resume and cover letter to INFO@THERECYCLERY.ORG

Job Description – Part 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 a bicycle mechanic to fix used bicycles to sell, and to help manage the physical shop. This is a part time position, with a possibility to expand on the hours. The staff member will work at our shop in Rogers Park, 16-24 hrs per week with a semi-flexible schedule. The position starts at $23.15 per hour.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Bicycle Repair:

  • Maintaining a healthy stock of sale bikes by refurbishing ~3 bikes per week, with an average sale price of $350 per bike
  • Sorting donated bicycles into appropriate Recyclery programs
  • Maintaining records of bikes fixed and repairs made
  • Checking the safety of and providing feedback on bikes fixed by volunteers and other staff
  • Helping to transport bike donations

Shop Management:

  • Maintaining cleanliness and organization of our shop and storage spaces
  • Keeping accurate records of inventory, and ensuring adequate stock
  • Sorting part and accessory donations
  • Collaborating and communicating with staff, volunteers and the Collective to ensure all our programs thrive
  • Delegating shop upkeep tasks to volunteers where necessary and appropriate

Necessary Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years mechanical experience in a bike shop. Should be comfortable doing full tune ups and overhauls, bearing service, and detailed diagnostics/service writing for bikes that are of various ages and conditions.
  • Familiarity with bicycle component manufacturers, component compatibility, and period-appropriate repairs
  • Experience working on a wide range of bikes dating back to the 1970s
  • Ability to safely operate power tools, including bench grinder, angle grinder, blowtorch, air compressor, and others.
  • Interest in furthering the mission of The Recyclery, embodying our values, and upholding our safe space guidelines
  • Commitment to cultivating and maintaining positive and productive relationships with our neighbors, clients, volunteers, and the greater Rogers Park community
  • Strong work ethic, ability to self-motivate, and a willingness to ask for assistance

Additional Skills Preferred

  • Experience as a service manager in a bike shop preferred
  • Valid driver’s license and a driving record with no serious past offenses.
  • Experience with retail POS systems (The Recyclery uses Lightspeed), Google Business Suite, and standard office equipment
  • Bilingual is a plus (Spanish, French, Arabic, Swahili, Pashto)

Working with the Collective: 

The Recyclery is run by a Collective which meets twice a month to decide issues impacting the direction of the organization and operates using a consensus process. Staff are strongly encouraged to join collective meetings and are paid for time spent at meetings. 

The Recyclery Collective is an equal opportunity employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, or disability. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, walk up and down stairs, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and lift 20 pounds overhead. The Recyclery encourages femme, trans, women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals to apply.

To apply please email resume and cover letter to INFO@THERECYCLERY.ORG