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La Bicicletta - Full & Part time - Toronto, Ontario

(25 Aug 10) La Bicicletta is one of Canada’s leading road bike stores, based in Toronto. We are very passionate about our sport, sell only the best, most cutting-edge products, have an attitude-free work environment, and pride ourselves on customer service. People expect the best from us, and we deliver.

We are seeking mechanics for both full and part time positions. You must have 3-4 years of experience working on road bikes and building wheels. You also take pride in the quality of your work.

In return, you can expect year-long employment (for full time), 35-40 hours of work per week, a competitive wage, and a fun and fulfilling work experience.

Please send all inquiries to jobs@labicicletta.com

Ecclestone Cycle Company - Full Time, Seasonal, Mechanic - Bracebridge, Ontario

(22 Apr 10)  We just keep getting busier!

Spend the cycling season in beautiful Muskoka. Ecclestone Cycle is Muskoka’s Famous Purple Bike Shop - a friendly and professional full-service bicycle shop. Providing outstanding customer and mechanical service, as well as offering quality bicycles, components and accessories to all customers are our core values. We are the regional authorized dealers of Giant, Gary Fisher, Kona, Opus, Santa Cruz, Intense, and Mirrico.

We are currently seeking an experienced bicycle mechanic to play a leading role in our busy service department. Excellent customer service, solid organizational, and exceptional mechanical skills required. Must be capable of working on all types of bicycles, and competent at bleeding brakes, re-building forks, and performing detailed overhauls. Strong sales skills beneficial. Very competitive wages, based on experience and skill. Great employee discounts, and product demos. Fabulous clean, bright, professional, and friendly work environment.

At Ecclestone Cycle, bicycles are our life. Life is just better on a bicycle; and we strive to spread our enthusiasm for cycling to all who enter our shop. Join our incredible team and enjoy summer in Muskoka just minutes from multiple trail heads and steps from great road riding.

Visit our web-site at www.ecclestonecycle.com to discover the flavour of our shop. Submit resumes to Ian & Allison Dawes at idawes@cogeco.ca . Position available immediately.

Sporting Life - Bike Mechanics & Sales - Toronto & Etobicoke, ON

(29 Mar 10) Sporting Life is a Canadian Lifestyle retailer with Passion, Knowledge and Integrity. We are committed to a relentless desire to improve our performance in creating the highest quality experience for all our customers and staff.  Sporting Life operates 4 stores in the GTA & Collingwood areas and has recently launched an online store. 

We offer competitive compensation package (including employee discount), benefits (for full-time staff), and the opportunity to work with a dynamic team that are all passionate about what they do.  

We are currently seeking experienced Bike Mechanics & Bike Sales Representatives, to start immediately at our Yonge Street location (2454 Yonge Street – just north of Eglinton) and our Etobicoke location (Sherway Gardens). 

Bike Mechanics Full-Time/Part-Time (Yonge Street location only)

• Provide excellent customer service in all aspects of servicing product
• Provide excellent technical service in a timely manner while achieving quality results
• Participates in execution of responsibilities on the department job lists
• Promotes the Sporting Life House Philosophy consistently in all aspects of the busines>
• Participates with the store team in achieving all aspects of service, shop readiness, shop cleanliness, control of assets, health and safety practices and compliance with Sporting Life policies
• Controls shortage through inventory control and adherence to Loss Prevention guidelines
• Maintains appropriate paperwork regarding work orders, etc
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Technical service (i.e. bike building, tuning and repair) a definite asset
• Enthusiasm for serving public ensuring that all customers are cared for equally and in accordance with Sporting Life standards
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Friendly, outgoing personality
• A self starter who works well independently
• Committed to maintaining required technical skills and continually upgrading knowledge as the company makes training available

Bike Sales Full-Time/Part-Time (Yonge Street & Etobicoke locations)

Our ideal Bike Sales Associate should be a cycling enthusiast with a strong customer service orientation, excellent communication skills, and driven to enhance their knowledge.

If interested please email your resume as soon as possible to livelife@sportinglife.ca.  Please mention the position, location, availability, and salary expectations!!

Grand River Cycle - Seasonal Mechanic & Sales - Cambridge, ON

(29 Mar 10) Grand River Cycle is growing again!

Grand River Cycle is a Gary Fisher, Giant and Trek dealer offering bikes in road, mountain and hybrid categories plus a full selection of parts, accesssories and clothing. As the newest cycling retailer in Cambridge, we offer a refreshing “no-attitude” approach to delivering exceptional client service. In a retracting economy, we are currently expanding our premises with a new repair centre and warehouse section.

We are looking for fresh faces to work in sales and service. We are small but growing shop and maintain a tight staff group that never loses its focus on our goal of delivering an exceptional customer experience. We seek staff that are cycling enthusiasts and people who are firmly committed to the idea that road and mountain biking are a fantastic lifestyle.

Mechanic (seasonal): A skilled bicycle mechanic with minimum of 2 years work experience is required. We work on all types and styles of bikes, but experience working with road and full suspension mountain bikes a must. All our staff are sales people as well, so strong customer service skills are a requirement. We take a quality over quantity approach to bike builds and repairs. You must be able to write service, estimate repairs and parts, trouble shoot, build bikes and keep to time-tables and commitments. Attention to detail and quality of service is paramount. This position is a senior service position responsible for repair/service/delivery and quality assurance, as well as for service inventory management. This role will also occasionally be responsible for store openning/closing as well as for handling service related decisions for the store manager in his absence. We’re looking for someone for to fill a long-term position. You must:

• Be a self-motivated worker
• Be dependable, reliable, on-time and be able to work weekends
• Be a “willing” communicator and like working with people
• Computer skills an asset.

Competitive pay will be based on candidate's experience! Start immediately!

Sales (seasonal, P/T): We are also looking for a sales person that is passionate about cycling. Being an active cyclist is a requirement. You must have verifiable bike product knowledge relating to both road and off-road products, be positive, self-motivated, like working with people and must be able to work weekends. Computer skills required.

Submit resume in confidence to mike@grandrivercycle.com or in person at:
Grand River Cycle
410 Hespeler Road
Cambridge, Ontario
N1R 6J6
519 624-5814
www.grandrivercycle.com

Fraser Sports - Full-time mechanics - Montreal (West Island)

(22 Mar 10) Fraser Sports is looking for a full-time mechanic to work in the Montreal (West Island) location. Must be bilingual. Customer service is also required. Available hours around 35-40 per week at a rate of $10-15/hour. Position available immediately. Contact Avi Karnofsky at (514) 697-2911 or avi.frasersports@hotmail.com

Muskoka Outfitters – Full time/part time Mechanics/Bike Department Manager – Bracebridge, ON

(18 Mar 10) Live and ride one of Ontario’s best areas to relax and enjoy outdoor recreation. Muskoka Outfitters, an established outdoor retailer, is seeking an experienced and personable cyclist to manage our bike department. Be responsible for growing our full range of bikes and rentals from family recreation to MTB and road cycling. Located within 10 minutes of the infamous Buckwallow and Porcupine Ridge Mountain Bike parks and offering one of the best (and growing) road cycling areas in Canada.

The Management Position offers competitive salary, performance incentives and ownership potential for the right candidate.

Forward resumes to Peter deMos via email at peter@muskokaoutfitters.com or call 866-646-0492.

CYCLEMOTIVE - Full time Mechanics - Toronto, ON

(4 Mar 10) Full-Time MASTER MECHANICS needed at downtown Toronto performance bike shop ASAP
Deadline for applications: approx. Mar 11th

Award winning full-service bike shop is seeking full-time master mechanic(s) with experienced, reputable wheel building being an essential qualification.

CYCLEMOTIVE was born to serve the more advanced cyclist while serving all, carrying products that offer a level of performance that a dedicated rider would love. We offer world class brands such as Argon 18, Giant, GT, Look, Masi, Rocky Mountain, and more.

We offer competitive wages and a vision/eyewear discount program. Full-time permanent employees are rewarded with additional perks and benefits. But, hey, everyone gets the benefit of working in this uber-cool, growing, progressive, and performance-oriented pad of a bike shop!

***PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES TO: INFO@CYCLEMOTIVE.COM. Cover letters are appreciated but optional. Your actual work time with us will be the most telling test. Contact: Asif (store owner) at 416-916-5551  Find us at: www.CYCLEMOTIVE.com

Stanley Park Cycle - Full time mechanic - Vancouver BC

(24 Feb 10) A busy bicycle rentals, sales and service store located in the heart of downtown Vancouver looking for a full time bicycle mechanic who can also take on the sales floor as well. Full time position guaranteed with great pay. Candidates must be able to work in a busy and fast paced environment and be able to work with a team. Position available immediately. To apply please forward your resume to sahba@stanleyparkcycle.com.

Braun's...is BICYCLES - Multiple Positions - Kitchener & Guelph, ON

(24 Feb 10) Join our great team! We've been around almost longer than anyone else has, but we don't stop there - We are constantly raising the bar. Our team has won more than 40 customer service awards in the last many years. We have the desire to be the best - we just need YOU! Our full time/permanent positions come with benefits. Please respond with location/Job interest and salary expectations to careers@brauns.com.

Kitchener Store Location:
Sales Staff - Full & Part time (Permanent & Seasonal)
Bike Mechanics - Full & Part time (Permanent & Seasonal) 
Service Manager - Full time (Permanent)

Guelph Store Location: 
Sales Staff with Mechanical Experience (Seasonal Part time)

Head Office (Kitchener): 
Buyer - Full time (Permanent)

Braun's...is BICYCLES       One of Canada's Oldest Bike Stores-Since 1925

Kitchener:  27 Scott St, ON N2H 2P8   Tel: (519) 579-2453 
Guelph:     43 Cork St. E, ON N1H 2W7      Tel: (519) 766-4082 
Online:  www.brauns.com 

Hello Velo - Cycling Consultant - Toronto, ON

(26 Jan 10) Hello Vélo is looking for a Cycling Consultant who is highly engaged in cycling through their own participation and is interested in an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge in a unique performance studio setting. The ideal candidate is able to engage people in their interest in cycling, can diagnose and repair mechanical issues with bikes, is able to size riders for a bicycle, can diagnose bike fit issues for riders and has an aptitude for learning. Candidates with experience in women’s cycling will be given additional consideration. Sales, payment processing, ordering, receiving, blogging and maintaining a clean shop are all responsibilities.

For more details and contact information, please see the web posting.

Via Ciclante - Service Management - Mississauga (Streetsville), ON

(26 Jan 10)Via Ciclante, Peel Region's premier bicycle retailer, is seeking an innovative individual with a strong understanding of customer service to fill a service management role.

Job requirements: You need to have a strong knowledge of repairing and assembling bicycles with a strong work ethic and an ability to lead and teach.

Full time position with salary and performance incentives.

Forward resume to attention of Jean-Paul Tesolin at service@viaciclante.com.

Mountain Equipment Co-op - Mechanic/Sales - Halifax, NS

(26 Jan 10) The MEC store in Halifax seeks an experienced mechanic for a full-time position in the Halifax store as a bike technician. Passionate about bikes, well organized and personable, you'll not only assemble and repair bikes, you'll also assist on the sales floor, mentor and train frontline staff, and work as a ski technician in the winter. This posting closes February 4. Act quickly and contact jobs@mec.ca or MEC's website at www.MEC.ca for further information.

Ziggy's Cycle - Mechanic/Sales - Kitchener ON

(04 Jan 10) A long-established bicycle store in Kitchener, Ontario is looking for a knowledgeable bicycle mechanic who can also take a turn on the sales floor when needed. Ziggy’s Cycle specializes in high-end brands such as Trek, Cannondale and Giant and offers a full range of bicycle products from racing bikes to children’s gear. This is a great opportunity to grow with the business and will require a combination of people skills and technical experience to get the job done. Maintenance experience is an asset. The position offers competitive pay, health care and dental benefits, a great work environment and the usual bike shop incentives.

Contact us by E-mail at margaret@ziggyscycle.ca or telephone at 1-888-838-5409 or 1-519-893-2963.
Visit us at www.ziggyscycle.ca

Performance Bicycles - Full and Part-Time Mechanics - Victoria, BC

(04 Jan 10) Victoria! We like to call it the cycling capital of Canada! With less severe winter weather than the rest of the country enjoys, we can ride year ‘round here. With the city more contained and calm than nearby Vancouver, everything is accessible by easy bike commute. We are a well established store, 25 years, dealing with all styles and types of cycling (except bmx), with emphasis on commuting and recreation. The store is closed Sundays and Mondays year ‘round, we have good road and mountain riding close at hand. We are looking for technicians with a good understanding of mechanics, preferably full-time. The position requires contact with customers, so communication skills are an asset. There is potential to future management. Email resume with references to performancebicycles@shaw.ca.

PedalSport - Full & Part-Time Mechanics - Chilliwack BC

(15 Dec 09) PedalSport is Hiring!

Live and work in Canada's cycling mecca! Situated in Chilliwack BC, home to Vedder Mountain and close to Sumas Mountain, we have some of the country's best mountain and road biking all around us. Whistler, Sun Peaks and Silver Star are all within a four hour drive. Mount Baker Washington is close by. Hiking, showshoeing and skiing areas are all nearby. Several lakes and the coast are within an hour's drive.

We are looking for cycling-enthused, personable candidates who are eager to learn. Experience in bike repair and assembly is required. Communication skills and personal presentation are very important.

The positions allow some flexibility in hours to permit riding on our amazing trails. Enjoy the benefits of working in an area with incredible recreational attractions . Full and part time positions available in January. Email dan@pedalsport.com or call (604) 795-2453.

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