Company/Organization
Bicycle Transportation Alliance

Job Description
Organization: Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA)
Job Title: BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge Program Coordinator
Reporting To: Programs Director
Rate of Pay: $12.50/hour
Status: Full-time, temporary: July 9th- October 19th
Location: Portland, OR

Love getting around by bike? Interested in sharing what you know with adults in a large range of professional settings throughout the Portland Metro area? Want to play a major role in generating workplace rivalries, executing fun events, and building excitement for biking to work through the 12,000-person-strong BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge? We want to you to join our team!

Vision Statement
Bicycling transforms communities by reinventing transportation and offering solutions that help solve the universal challenges to health, livability and the environment.

Executive Summary
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is a non-profit membership organization with a mission to create healthy, sustainable communities by making bicycling safe, convenient, and accessible in Oregon and SW Washington.

We are hiring one temporary, full-time Program Coordinator who will support the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge program from July 16th through October 19th. The Bike Commute Challenge is a month-long bike-to-work competition. In 2011, more than 12,000 people at more than 1,400 workplaces in Oregon and SW Washington participated.

Responsibilities:
The Program Coordinator will work as part of team to:

Teach Bike Commuting Workshops at workplaces, schools, and other locations throughout the Metro area.
Help employers encourage bike commuting at their workplaces.

Promote the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge at community events and through communication with media and program partners.

Track and evaluate program reach and success including collecting and entering contacts and other data in BTA information systems.

Monitor and respond to web help requests that come in through the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge Website
Write content for the Bike Commute Challenge website, blog, Facebook page, and participant emails.

Assist in planning and executing events including the Challenge kick-off, Walk+Bike to School Day, and the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge Awards Party.

Requisite Experience
- Personal experience with and passion for bike commuting.
- Strong public speaking and teaching skills.
- Professionalism, comfort, and ease in a range of professional environments.
- Data entry and web facility.
- Strong written communication skills.

The ideal candidate will also possess:
- Basic bike mechanic skills.
- Event planning experience.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Experience presenting in a language additional to English and/or experience working in different cultural settings.

How to Apply
Please send your cover letter, resume as well as a completed BTA application form in PDF format via email to stephanie@btaoregon.org. No calls, please.

The BTA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability or legal source of income.

Company/Organization
Planet X / Titus / On-one Bikes

Job Description

About Planet X:
Planet X / Titus / On-one Bikes is a direct to market online bicycle manufacturer with 20 years of experience in the UK. We recently moved our USA facilities to Portland and are growing rapidly based on value, amazing products, and outstanding customer service.

General Positions Summary:
Our bikegeeks are responsible for ensuring the customer's online orders are fulfilled rapidly and accurately. You may be answering emails, telephone calls, building bikes, packing parts, or helping out on a group ride. A good general knowledge of Road, Triathlon, Track and Mountain bikes is preferred. Web site and social networking skills are
required.

We have several openings for different positions.

Competitive rate of pay based on experience.

How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter, and a resume. Alternatively you may
submit letter of interest with reasons why we should consider you (be creative).

apply via email (info@titusti.com) - no drop ins please

Company/Organization
Community Cycling Center

Job Description
Available: One entry-level position and one experienced position.

About the Community Cycling Center:
The Community Cycling Center broadens access to bicycling and its benefits. We believe bicycles are a tool for empowerment and a vehicle for change. This position is located at the Community Cycling Center bike shop at 1700 NE Alberta. The Community Cycling Center is an energetic and collaborative workplace. Visit www.CommunityCylingCenter.org for more information about us.

General Position Summary:
The Retail Sales and Specialist is responsible for ensuring the retail area of the Community Cycling Center bike shop is kept organized, clean, welcoming, and professional. Retail and/or bike shop experience is required. This position is best fit for an individual with a genuine interest in working with bicycles, the public, and has skills engaging with a diverse (varied) audience.

Essential Job Functions/Major Responsibilities:
Customer Service (60%)
• Assist customers with inquiries about bikes, programs, and services
• Provide excellent customer service
• Greet incoming customers and organize customer flow
• Field questions related to our services
• Maintain and adjust displays on and layout of the shop floor to ensure a welcoming shopping environment
• Deliver finished service to customers
• Size and sell bicycles
• Answer the Community Cycling Center Shop phone when available

Inventory/Retail (40%)
• Maintain the stock of retail, new parts, and accessories on retail shop floor
• Execute and process product returns and exchanges
• Operate the cash register and perform register closing procedures
• Keep retail areas clean and organized
• Process bike and cash donations that come into the shop

Qualifications:
• Money handling experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Enthusiasm for working in a high volume retail work environment
• Available to work on weekends and during peak delivery seasons a must
• Fluency in English and Spanish a plus, ASL fluency a plus (helpful but not required)
• Able to work closely and effectively with people from different cultural and class backgrounds
• Retail and customer service experience
• Experience with bicycles
• Love of bikes!

The Community Cycling Center promotes an inclusive culture and encourages people with diverse backgrounds and abilities to apply. Visit www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org for more information about us.

PAY RATE & BENEFITS:
Hours: Full Time/Temporary (32-40 hrs/wk)
Pay: $9.00-$11.00/hour
Term: May – September 30th
Schedule: Flexible 5-day week; must be available to work weekends

HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and (2) references. Alternatively you may submit letter of interest with reasons why this position would benefit you and the bike shop along with two (2) references.
SUBMIT TO:
Jonnie Ling: Shop General Manager, Jonnie@communitycyclingcenter.org

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Company/Organization
Western Bike Works

Job Description
Looking for professional bike mechanic with a minimum of 3 years experience to work in a fast-paced NW shop.
Experience with high-end bikes.
Detail oriented.
Self-starter.
Exceptional customer service and ability to multi-task seamlessly.
All types of bikes, hydraulic brake experience and fork suspension rebuilds preferred.

How to Apply
Email resume and cover letter to: joelt@velotech.com

Company/Organization
Abraham Fixes Bikes

Job Description
Abraham Fixes Bikes is a small repair only bicycle shop. We are hiring an experienced bicycle mechanic for a seasonal to year-round position. Please take some time to read through the website, discover our philosophy and see if you would compliment our business.

The position will begin June 1st and be for 32-40 hrs per week. This position is for someone who is seeking advancement in the bike mechanic world.

Compensation is $11 to $14 per hour depending on experience.

Mechanical necessities:
• UBI or other professional training AND 2 year of professional service shop experience.
• Or 3 years professional service shop experience.
• Knowledge of current and older bicycles and the replacement of their parts
• Ability to perform service in a timely fashion
• Ability to diagnose and estimate cost of repairs
• Familiarity with wholesalers and ordering parts
• Strong organizational skills (esp. with tools) will be preferred.
• Ability to accept feedback and criticism in a professional manner

Customer service needs:
• Ability to help a wide variety of customers in a friendly and accessible manner
• Ability to explain difficult issues in an easy to understand way, never leaving the customer feeling unequal because they don’t understand “bike terminology”
• Treat every customer with the same amount of respect.
• Ability to assess customer’s knowledge and meet them where they are with their cycling needs.

How to Apply
To apply send an email to abraham@abrahamfixesbikes.com which includes:
- Two to three paragraphs telling us why you’re interested in working for Abraham Fixes Bikes, your cycling background and all relevant skills.
- Strong applicants will be invited to a working interview, once all resumes are in, to see if our shop is a good fit for all.
- Please include strong references.

Company/Organization
SoupCycle

Job Description
SoupCycle is hiring two new employees to deliver soup and help in our soupy kitchen. We're looking for energetic, upbeat and strong-legged folks who can brave the winter rains of Portland and still be smiling when they deliver soup to customers.

Willingness to jump in wherever needed and a passion for sustainability and bicycles is a must. You must be physically able to lift 75 lbs and pedal a bike trailer carrying up to 215 lbs. You’ll need a sturdy bike to attach to our soup trailer for deliveries.

Here's what we're looking for:
-An authentic people-person. There'll be a lot of customer interaction while you deliver, so strong customer service is a must.
-A safe cyclist (uses hand-signals, wears helmet, respects drivers, etc)
-Good at representing SoupCycle to your fellow Portlanders.
-Excitement about food and sharing that with customers during deliveries.
-Ability to wield a kitchen knife and chop vegetables like it's nobody's business.
-Ability to commit to working with SoupCycle for one year at minimum.
-Other business skills are a major plus including sales and kitchen experience.
-Excitement to work with a small, local business.

The two open positions:

1) 12-16 hours/week split Sundays-Wednesdays, with part of your time out on the bike and part in the kitchen. This position starts the end of May.

Approximate hours:
Every other Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Mondays: 8am-12pm
Tuesdays: 8:30am-12:30pm
Wednesdays: 8:30am-12:30pm

2) 22-26 hours/week split Mondays-Wednesdays. with part of your time out on the bike and part in the kitchen. This position starts the end of July.

Approximate hours:
Mondays: 8am-5pm
Tuesdays: 8:30am-2:30pm
Wednesdays: 8:30am-1:30pm
Fridays: 10:00am-2:00pm

Pay is $10/hour plus a monthly bike upkeep stipend and a generous soup allowance. If you're interested in being an integral part of a bicycle-based business then jump aboard our soupy sailboat.

How to Apply
To apply send an email to jed@soupcycle.com, which includes:
-Which position you're applying for.
-Two to three paragraphs telling us why you’re interested in working for SoupCycle, your bicycling background and all relevant skills.

Happy Slurping!
Jed
Founder, SoupCycle

Company/Organization
ROSEN

Job Description
MARKETING AND SALES MANAGER FOR FOLDING BICYCLE CO. PORTLAND, OREGON
This is a full-time position – salary commensurate with experience and commission of sales. MBA in Marketing/Sales preferred, although a Bachelors in Business will be considered. Must have 10+ years progressive experience in Sales & Marketing in the area of sustainable transportation, specifically the global bicycle and e-bicycle movement.

JOB DESCRIPTION
• Manage business development for folding bikes as part of citywide transportation packages, requiring ongoing primary research and development of product and service to formulate dynamic government/private partnership plans for successful execution and implementation within major U.S. cities.

• Build and manage small staff – recruit, train, schedule, counsel, and discipline; communicate job expectations, review job contributions and compensation, while enforcing policies and procedures.

• Achieve marketing and sales objectives – contribute to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; and implement change.

• Achieve defined goals and objectives within politically charged sales environment. Meet financial objectives – forecast requirements; prepare budgets; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiate corrective actions.

• Determine annual and gross-profit plans – forecast and develop annual sales quotas; project expected sales volume and profit; analyze trends; establish pricing strategies; monitor costs, competition, supply, and demand.

• Accomplish marketing and sales objectives – plan, develop, implement, and evaluate advertising, merchandising, and trade promotion programs.

• Identify marketing opportunities - research consumer requirements, define market, forecast projected business. and establish targeted market share.

• Sustain key accounts – make periodic visits; explore needs; anticipating new opportunities.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Must have strong knowledge of, and positive relationships with the Portland and National bike communities and proven success delivering sustainable transportation programs. Requires experience in sales and marketing, managing and implementing financial programs and developing strategic marketing concepts. Great people skills with staff and customers a must. Requires a professional and positive demeanor with outstanding verbal and written skills. Must be able to work independently within a team environment and self-manage multiple deadlines with strong attention to details with analytical and judgment capabilities. Must be able to travel up to 20% of their time.

How to Apply
Please send your letter and resume to info@rgrosen.com Do not call, or drop materials at our office.

Thank you for your interest.

Company/Organization The Bike Commuter

Job Description
The Bike Commuter in Sellwood is a busy, growing neighborhood shop. We are looking for an experienced bike mechanic that is a customer service superstar to work 30hrs per week.

This position will include various duties necessary to keep the shop running smoothly. The bulk of the work will be mechanical, with an emphasis on professional, detail oriented service work on a variety of bicycles from kids bikes to full Di2 machines.

Daily tasks may include: service work, inventory receiving, service writing, store cleanup, bike building, warranty work, and most importantly, customer service.

The ideal candidate will have prior bike shop experience, be detail oriented, a fantastic communicator, and be willing to work under pressure with deadlines, love burritos, and have a passion for all kinds of bicycles.

Any candidate must take direction from, and work closely with the owners. We are willing to train the right person, but we would prefer a UBI gradute, or a certification from another training program.

We are a friendly shop, known for excellent customer service, so any candidate will need to make our customers an absolute priority.

We foster a non-judgmental environment, where all cyclists are treated with respect. No typical bike shop "snobbery" will be tolerated here!

How to Apply
Please email resume to info@pdxbikecommuter.com, or drop off at the shop 8301 SE 13th Ave, Portland OR 97202

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