Shop Technician

DPS Skis•Salt Lake City, UT

13d•Onsite

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

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
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

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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