Year: 2013

Job Title
Retail Lead and Bike Shop Mechanic

Company/Organization
The Lumberyard Bike Park

Job Description
The Lumberyard bike park is looking for a year round lead person to run our retail space and primary bike shop mechanic with prior bike shop experience. The candidate should have a deep love for bicycles with a focus on dirt jumpers, mountain bikes and BMX bikes. The Lumberyard is open every day from 9 am until 10 pm with the exception of Christmas day so a flexible schedule is a must.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Order and maintain stock levels for the retail area.
Track sales to determine what is and is not selling and order accordingly.
Responsibility for SBS, QBP, and other distributor ordering to fulfill non sponsor supplied merchandise.
Professionally greet and assist customers and guests.
Create and maintain service records for our fleet of rental and demo bikes.
Perform scheduled maintenance on demo and rental fleet.
Order and track parts to keep the fleet up and running.
Performs minor adjustments to guest’s bikes as necessary.
Create and maintain service logs for outside repairs.
Perform necessary service and repairs to customer’s bikes.

JOB SKILLS:
Enthusiastic, energetic, team-oriented individual that can interact with our guests and be the face of the Lumberyard brand.
Professional appearance
Ability to multi-task and prioritize
Excellent written and oral communication
Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma required
2 years experience in a retail bike shop environment preferred
Shimano S-tec brake and drivetrain modules a must.

JOB CONDITIONS:
Work is performed in our Portland, Oregon facility. The position requires extensive computer use and the ability to quickly switch between bike shop tasks and customer service.

Pay is dependent on experience. We also offer a commission program for qualified candidates.

The Lumberyard Bike Park is an equal opportunity employer.

How to Apply
To apply for this position please e-mail your resume and cover letter to Craig at cadams@lumberyardmtb.com. You may also drop off your resume and cover letter during business hours at 2700 NE 82nd Ave. Portland, OR 97220

Job Title
Bike Tour Guide

Company/Organization
LifeCycle Adventures

Job Description
OVERVIEW
Established bike tour company is seeking Bike Tour Guides to support its self-guided bike trips in Oregon. The role will be suited to cyclists with guiding or strong customer service experience residing in the Portland area.

BACKGROUND
LifeCycle Adventures is a Portland-based bike tour company with ten years of experience running self-guided bike trips in California, Oregon and Hawaii. We are currently looking for guides for our self-guided trips in Oregon. Our Oregon self-guided trips can be anything from 3 to 8 days and are operated in the Willamette Valley and the Hood River/Columbia River area.

THE WORK
The work has three main components:

1. Meeting guests in Portland, transferring them to the start of their ride, giving them a ride briefing and setting them up with their bikes.

2. Moving luggage between accommodations as guests ride the same route. We’re available for support for guests as requested.

3. Meeting guests at the end of their trips and transferring them back into Portland.

All of our self-guided trips operate out of our facility in SE Portland and guides return to Portland each night – i.e. there is no requirement for overnight stays.

This is not a full time role, but rather it is as and when-needed based on sold trips. As such, the guides must have the flexibility to be able to support a part-time and unpredictable workload focused on the summer months.

REQUIREMENTS
Successful candidates will have the following characteristics:

– Excellent hosting skills with a high standard of professionalism & customer service.
– Well organized with sharp attention to detail.
– Prior bike guiding or related experience.
– Knowledge of local history, culture, and geography.
– Enthusiastic cyclist & capable bike mechanic.
– Capable of lifting bikes and luggage.
– Clean driving record, Oregon driving license and clean background check.
– Current First Aid/CPR Certificate.
– Reasonable availability to lead trips during peak seasons.

CONTACT:
For more information, please send a resume to Tony Blakey: tony@lifecycleadventures.com

How to Apply
Please send a resume to Tony Blakey: tony@lifecycleadventures.com