Senior Mechanic

Senior Mechanic

Location:

Westminster Wheels Shop, London

Salary: £29,000 to £32,000, depending on experience

Vacancy Type:
Fixed Term, Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date: 4th August 2026

We are looking for a passionate mechanic to repair and upcycle bikes, and train new staff.

• Support senior staff to select bikes for refurbishment and maximise the use of refurbished parts.
• Check and repair received bikes for resale and donation, ensuring they fully meet safety requirements.
• Diagnose, repair and quality check bike maintenance requests to quality standards and deadlines set by the line manager.
• Make day‑to‑day practical decisions on how to refurbish and repair bicycles, support customers and share shop cleaning duties.
• Document all works and repairs in line with procedures.
• Participate in the clean, safe and efficient running of the workshop and retail shop.
• Liaise with customers – on accepting their servicing, ensuring they fully understand the offer; during service keep them updated on works, costs and timescales; on collection inform them of completed works and any further considerations.
• Take payments and ensure all transactions are correctly recorded.
• Follow stock‑control systems and participate in regular stocktaking.
• Take responsibility for fulfilling fleet management contracts.
• Deliver off‑site bike repair services, including Dr Bike services and planned/reactive fleet maintenance services.
• Manage online sales and assist in loading items and maintaining on‑line product presence.
• Open and close the store on request, ensuring security alarm and all doors secured.
• Help clean the workshop, showroom, toilets, and kitchen as part of the cleaning rota.

• Industry‑recognized qualification in bicycle maintenance at Level 2.
• Practical experience working in a busy bike shop.
• Good interpersonal skills to meet the needs of customers and trainees.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to understand and follow bicycle maintenance tasks to agreed standards.
• Ability to succeed in a target‑driven team to achieve contract outputs.
• Ability to manage your own outputs whilst contributing to the success of the wider team and project aims.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Groundwork London, please do not hesitate to apply.