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Residents are calling for the City of Portland to improve safety on what they call a “hazardous” stretch of Cully Boulevard after a man was struck and killed while trying to cross at Mason Street on Saturday night.
A new grocery store opened in North Portland’s University Park neighborhood today. Unfortunately customers who arrived by bike saw their new bike lanes full of cars.
Welcome to this week’s roundup! I considered skipping the week because I’m in a funk over the recent violence in Portland and around the world. Perhaps a diversion would be nice. If not, skip this, I understand.
Our first video (above) is a promo from Travel Oregon. They made about six short promotional videos, this one has a bike in it.
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Prep Cook & Bike Delivery -pizza&beer (International Award-Winning Brewery & PDX Icon)
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Old Town Pizza & Brewing
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Old Town Pizza & Brewing is an international award-winning brewery and pizzeria. The company began in 1974 and has since received national attention from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Rachel Ray’s Tasty Travels and The Food Network.
“An icon, a must, something to check off your to-experience-before-you-die list.”
Portland Picks
Prep Cook/ Delivery Rider
Do you have a passion for food, cooking and craft beer? Do you love working with great people who value a team atmosphere? If so, come join us at Old Town Brewing Company! We are searching for bright, energetic, hard-working and good people to join our fun team.
We’re looking for an experienced prep cook (main job), who likes to take occasional bike deliveries. Successful candidates will have great communication skills, be dependable and bring an enthusiastic attitude to our team.
Summary
Old Town Pizza & Brewing’s prep cooks are responsible for the daily preparation of all food items, as well as delivering pizza and beer to downtown Portland, in all weather conditions, via Old Town’s cargo bike.
Essential Functions
• Completes a thorough daily prep list.
• Prepares all food items as directed in a sanitary and timely manner.
• Monitors and ensures exact measurement of all ingredients.
• Proper sanitization and preventative maintenance of food prep surfaces, walls, floors, drains, and shelving.
• Assists with the cleaning, sanitation, and organization of kitchen, walk-in coolers, and all storage areas.
• Performs additional duties, although not detailed, as requested by supervisor/manager.
• Proper handling, labelling, shelving, rotation and storage of food and dry storage items in walk-in cooler and dry storage areas. First in, first out.
• Maintains proper preparation standards by following the prep guides and controlling waste.
• Operation and preventative maintenance of dishwasher, immersion blender, mixer, electric ovens, RoboCoupe, electric slicer, stovetop, delivery bikes, etc.
• Works effectively in a self-directed environment by displaying time management skills.
• Rides a delivery bicycle up to several miles in one shift quickly and in accordance of Oregon’s bike
Laws
• Maintains a professional appearance and attitude.
• Follow all OLCC regulations when delivering beer by bike.
Requirements
• Valid Oregon Food Handler’s card.
• Has an Oregon Liquor Control Commission servers permit or willing to get one immediately.
• Experience with prep or a prep-related position.
Skills and Aptitudes
• Requires the ability to speak, read, and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and policy documents.
• Converse comfortably with guests, co-workers, and managers.
• Ability to take direction.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Ability to remain professional in all situations and areas of the restaurant.
• Must be self-motivated and organized.
How to Apply *
Submit resumes to Sheri@otbrewing.com.
At Old Town, we strive to be a great place to work. Check us out at OTbrewing.com
A political action committee that bills itself as “the political voice for Oregonians who bike, walk, or take transit,” has thrown their weight behind Sarah Iannarone in the Portland mayoral race.
That’s one of eight endorsements Bike Walk Vote PAC has just released for the 2016 election cycle. After laying low following the 2012 election, Bike Walk Vote has rebuilt its board and hopes to become a significant player in the education and influence of regional voters who care about transportation reform.
To make their decisions, members of Bike Walk Vote gave each candidate written questionnaires, reviewed public documents and forums, leaned on existing personal knowledge and experience, and conducting in-person interviews.
In choosing Sarah Iannarone over the other 15 candidates — including the much more well-known Ted Wheeler and Jules Bailey — Bike Walk Vote credited her “depth of knowledge about the intersection between the built environment and public policy.” Iannarone has learned about this subject over the past eight years as assistant director of First Stop Portland, a program at Portland State University that shows off Portland’s transportation innovations (among other things) to officials from around the world.
Here’s more from Bike Walk Vote’s endorsement:
Chalk up another way Portland is thinking outside the box on bike sharing, for better or worse: it’s giving an unusual amount of independence to its system’s operator.
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Customer Service Representative
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Chris King Precision Components
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Chris King Precision Components™, manufacturer of bicycle components and Cielo Cycles, is seeking qualified applicants for a Customer Service Representative position in dealer sales.
This position provides customer service to dealers within a predetermined region and/or dealer type through regular inbound and outbound telephone and email communication. Reaches out to all dealers as assigned in an effort to nurture relations and, thereby, increase sales. Processes orders through data entry and inventory tracking procedures.
Must have a proven track record of 2+ years of delivering superior customer experience, through utilization of technical product knowledge and inventory systems. Must be well versed in discussing product installation, routine maintenance and some technical problem solving. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Bicycle industry experience is not necessary but personal excitement, experience and passion about bicycles is.
The successful applicant will be team-oriented, eager to learn, enthusiastic & have a strong commitment to community, the environment & excellence in general.
How to Apply *
Please furnish letter of interest & resume by e-mail to jobs@chrisking.com (No attachments accepted). A drug free environment & EOE. Visit our website at www.chrisking.com.
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Sales Person
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Universal Cycles
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Are you looking for a sales job with a great company? Then look no further as Universal Cycles is looking for a new employee to join our team. Our ideal candidate is a team player who is customer focused, flexible in daily tasks and can multi-task. Positive attitude is a must. Our ideal candidate will have Bike Shop experience and be able to work primarily the sales floor, but should also have a technical background and be abel to work in the repair shop when and if needed. We are open seven days a week and this position would require working on weekends. We are open to both full time and part-time employees.
-We offer high wages for qualified candidates.
-Medical after 90 days.
-Paid vacation is one week after a year, and 2 weeks after 3 years.
– 3 paid sick days.
-Paid closed days for our business are New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
– We are a locally owed business that takes pride in providing a great job for great employees!
How to Apply *
Please apply in person with your resume and professional references. Ask for Meiko, Brad or Mary.
Ted Wheeler started changing Portland on the day he started running for mayor.
Bicycle advocacy that’s inclusive of people from different racial and cultural backgrounds — commonly referred to under the umbrella term of equity — is something every bike group seems to be talking about these days.
But the Portland-based nonprofit Community Cycling Center has been doing this work long before it was common. And now they’ve been recognized with a “Catalyst Award” from the Alliance of Biking and Walking. The award was presented to the CCC at the recent National Bike Summit in Washington D.C.
Auto parking is in a major state of flux right now. Our city is in the middle of major reform to its parking policies with an eye toward weening people off free and abundant storage of their motor vehicles, while at the same time we are still investing millions into huge parking garages in the central city. For people who care about great cities and quality public spaces, the time is now to get educated and engaged about this issue.
That’s why we’re excited to announce our upcoming Wonk Night. Next Tuesday join local experts and advocates for a night of networking and conversations that will unlock your parking policy achievement badge. Here’s what we’ve got lined up so far:
Learn about the building proposed for 50th and Division, which will include a Green Zebra market as well as 127 units (with bike and car parking) at the Richmond Neighborhood Land Use meeting. David Mullens will present plans for UDG company’s building.
Also at the meeting, Marty Stockton of Portland’s BPS will talk about the proposal to upzone areas within a block of arterials from R-5 to R-2.5, which has been the underlying proposal for years, but now would be official, and may encourage more smaller houses.
Marty will also talk about the Mixed Use Zones project, which will change rules to provide incentives for developers to include affordable units in larger apartment buildings.
Monday, Mar. 28, 7-9 PM, 3300 SE Woodward (one block south of Clinton at 33rd Ave.)