Shop Technician

Job Description Job Description

At DPS in Salt Lake City, Utah, we don't just manufacture skis-we build the tools that fuel adventure. Every ski that leaves our facility represents precision, craftsmanship, innovation, and countless powder days waiting to happen.

We're looking for a Shop Technician who enjoys working with their hands, takes pride in quality craftsmanship, and wants to be part of a team obsessed with building extraordinary products and service.

If you can appreciate the difference between "good enough" and "perfect," keep reading.

Pay: $20.00/hr

Schedule: Full Time, Days 9-5, Monday-Friday (Seasonal Role through April 2027)

What You'll Be Doing

As the Shop Service Technician, you'll manage all aspects of the service shop in a fast-paced factory setting. You'll help deliver extraordinary products and service to customers while maintaining the highest shop service quality and safety standards.

Your day may include:

• Performing ski tuning, mounting, base treatment, repair, binding assembly/mounting, and finishing tasks with high accuracy and attention to detail

• Inspecting products throughout the shop work process to ensure compliance with DPS quality standards and specifications

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and organized work area, tools, equipment, and machinery

• Assisting with ski fulfillment preparation, packaging, labeling, and shipping of finished goods

• Managing shop work tickets and interacting directly with fulfillment and shipping

• Supporting inventory management activities by organizing materials, components, and finished products

• Identifying and reporting equipment issues or process improvements to supervisors

• Collaborating with manufacturing, warehouse, quality, and service teams to meet production goals

• Supporting special projects, product testing, prototyping, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Performing a variety of shop, warehouse, and production-related duties based on business needs

• Mounting and preparing R&D skis and demo fleet for on-snow testing

• Cross-training to assist in ski production departments during non-peak shop season

This is an active role where you'll spend most of your day on your feet, working with tools, machinery, and a team that cares deeply about quality.

What Makes You A Great Fit

• You enjoy solving problems and figuring out how things work.

• You like working with your hands and seeing the results of your efforts.

• You take pride in craftsmanship, have high attention to detail, and strive to produce race-worthy work.

• You bring a high degree of energy, self-motivation, flexibility, and a positive, collaborative spirit.

• You thrive in a high-intensity, time-sensitive, multi-task-oriented environment.

• You participate in and have a passion for snow sports and stay up-to-date on ski and snowboard industry products and trends.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred

• 1 year of service technician, ski/snowboard tuning, or retail ski shop sales experience preferred

• Working knowledge of ski tuning, base repair, edge finishing, waxing, and binding mounting procedures preferred

• Ability to safely operate hand tools, power tools, tuning equipment, and shop machinery

• Ability to read and interpret work orders, production documentation, and basic technical instructions

You'll Also Bring

• Demonstrable, excellent race-worthy tuning skills

• Mechanical aptitude with strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work

• Basic computer skills to access work orders, inventory information, or production systems

• Demonstrated willingness to learn multiple production processes and become cross-trained across shop functions

• Professional and effective communication skills across all levels of employees, management, executives, vendors, customers, and external partners

What To Expect

• Hands-on work managing all aspects of the service shop in a manufacturing environment

• A collaborative team focused on continuous improvement

• Opportunities to cross-train, learn new equipment, and assist across production departments

• A company passionate about innovation and outdoor adventure

• The satisfaction of helping build and maintain some of the most respected skis in the industry

A Few Things To Know

This position requires:

• Standing for long periods of time and moving throughout the workday in a production environment

• Performing detailed hand work requiring fine motor skills, visual precision, and repetitive wrist, hand, or finger movements (grasping, pushing, reaching)

• Working safely with machinery, tools, and equipment while adhering to company safety and environmental policies

• Wearing required personal protective equipment (provided), which may include facemasks, gloves, and safety glasses

• Regular lifting and moving of materials and products up to 20 lbs

Ready to Build Something Amazing?

Whether you're an experienced ski tech looking for your next seasonal role, a passionate tuner, or someone who loves high-quality craftsmanship, we'd love to hear from you.

Come help us deliver skis that people dream about all summer and chase all winter.

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