Job Title
Lead Mechanic
Company / Organization
bike works by p:ear
Job Description
Position: Lead Bicycle Mechanic
1 FTE: Tuesday-Saturday. Requires occasional evenings and Sundays
Reports To: p:ear Works Director & Shop Manager
Compensation: $50k (Fluency in Spanish – $55k): Benefits include 3 wks. paid vacation, health, dental, 2% Simple IRA match, short-term disability, 8 paid sick days
Bike Mechanic Job Description
As our lead bicycle mechanic, you are a dynamic individual who will help support our non-profit community bike shop and youth internship program in East Portland. bike works supports Portland’s Eastside communities, providing low cost, low barrier access to bike education, repair and sales of refurbished bicycles and parts.
Required Qualifications & Competencies
● Committed to personal growth with a high degree of humor + emotional intelligence
● Creative Visionary
● Must be a positive and strong role model, have a collaborative, team-oriented
work style, and strong strategic and problem-solving skills
● Must be committed to non-violence, trauma informed care compassionate
responses
● Must have awareness of one’s own identity, an understanding of differences,
and an excitement about building relationships cross-culturally
● Strong commitment to advancing equity and inclusion and creating and
maintaining a diverse environment
● Ability to learn and build on the varying cultural and community norms of p:ear youth and the p:ear donor community
● Self-initiating, independent and highly motivated
● Strong leadership skills and capacity to work in a deadline-oriented, chaotic
environment
● Willingness to take risks and seek innovative solutions
● BBI/UBI or similar certification or equivalent work experience
● Excellent customer service and communication skills
● Able to work independently, problem solve and complete tasks with minimal
oversight
● Must possess a valid driver’s license
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
● Exemplifies compassion and understanding around the barriers of homelessness and underrepresented populations in the community
● Maintain an organized and efficient work environment
● Proficiently execute assembly, repairs and maintenance for all types of
bicycles, particularly used and older bicycles
● Represent bike works and p:ear and its mission positively and professionally
● Identify barriers and recommend solutions to better serve the community
Mechanics
● Properly assess and determine bike repairs and recommend customer options
● Repair and refurbish bicycles to be sold in the shop, as well as to be donated
● Track parts used per repair/refurbishment
● Maintain a neat and organized workspace
● Maintain a high level of professionalism
● Perform quality control checks and 2nd checks on bikes built
Shop Operations
● Assist Shop Manager with a variety of tasks, including maintaining an inventory of new and used parts, placing orders with distributors as needed, maintaining shop tools and restocking as necessary
● Assist customers in the shop with purchases and bicycle repairs during sales
● Strong proficiency with bicycle tech
Community Programming Liaison
● Help maintain and support programs with community partners
● Build and sustain relationships with the East County community
● Represent p:ear and its mission positively and professionally
● Work on integrating and developing long term proposed strategies: community outreach, youth and adult classes and bicycle programs
● Participate in Sunday Parkways, Free Bikes 4 Kids, as well as the occasional Community bike ride events (Safe Routes to School, Oregon Walkways etc.)
p:ear Intern Support
● Develop healthy, mentoring relationships with youth interns
● Maintain appropriate boundaries
● Help youth set and achieve individualized professional development goals
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
● Able to sit or stand and walk throughout the scheduled work shift
● Ability to lift and/or move up to 75 lbs
Travel
Some local travel expected for this position.
AAP/EEO Statement
It is the policy of p:ear to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, p:ear will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
How to Apply
Bike Works by p:ear promotes the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to leverage possible opportunities for homeless youth and build resilient and diverse communities. p:ear’s non-profit bike shop works to make bicycling accessible and affordable to Portland’s east side communities. Our full-service bike shop provides an array of services, from minor adjustments and tune-ups to full bike overhauls.
p:ear’s Bike Mechanic School serves as a conduit from which our shop’s intern mechanics became educated and trained in the art of bike mechanics. Under your guidance p:ear youth interns will continue to build their mechanical hard skills as well as develop the soft skills of customer service, time management, problem solving and independence to name a few.
Cover letters and resumes can be sent to: nathan@bikeworkspdx.org with “Bike Works Mechanic” in the subject line. This position will remain open until full. Email only, no phone calls please – phone calls will not be returned.