Cycling Jobs are rare, and so is our team.
We are a Canadian Company,
Always open to opportunities to grow nationally.
We are always in search of gifted, skilled and talented people. that possess inspirational characteristics , that would fall into a blend of being a
- Bicycle Mechanic
- Professional athlete
- Tour Guide
- and much more (see underlined categories)
Note: The list below applies to many different positions,
Let us know where and how you fit best:
Characteristics & Skills we are looking for:
You enjoy the outdoors,
You can,
Do You have
Are you,
Do you have
Are you experienced
Do you have
Do You
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Cycling tours and Tour Guides
Our customers may contact us for a custom tour or select one of our established 110 Ontario guided cycling tours.
Our Tour guides must be able to cycle most tour routes twice the equivalent distance, have first AID w/AED, clean records: VSS, Criminal, driving, they are expected drive both cars and trucks (preference given to commercial B-Z license, with a minimum 3 years driving experience) note: in most cases we tour with small groups that arrive at the staging area with there own vehicle. Your typically transporting the equipment and setting up for the ride.
A tour guide is able to do emergency road or rail breakdown repair to any of our bicycles. "The tour must go on!" in all Canadian weather conditions. You must know how to repair and get the customers bicycle up and riding, again . You could have 20 other cyclists waiting on you to fix the problem, using your mechanic skills, so they can all finish together, leaving no one behind. You may have six people that wants to call it quits while the other 10 want to continue on. AS well as other scenarios.
Our guides test and modify the tour to suit the customers abilities.
Each tour guide, rides the route prior to the tour, training and preparing and looking for improved experiences prior to the tour.
The tour guide is responsible to administer first AID and give direction in a emergency situation. Working with team leaders in the group(s). In most cases the team leaders and cyclists expect to help out. We have experienced, paramedics/ambulances can take 25 minutes or more to get to the injured cyclist.
Trainers
Our trainers are given a variety of assignments. they document, Analyze, assess new tour routes, in all terrain levels to match with a clients request and skill set level.
Trainers must be able to cycle/ride all levels of terrain and be able to fill in where needed, (Mountain, sport, and road), from a hard core Mountain bike ride with a military group to a 350km road tour across Ontario, with Canadian Olympians, professional athletes. Note: these are very rare requests, most customers are local cyclists wanting to cycle 3 hours or less .
Trainers participate in all aspects of the business, from been a tour guide, mechanic, customer relations, and of course training clients.
A trainer will work with all ages teaching how to ride a bicycle, How to interpret traffic & ride on all surfaces of terrain, How to cycle competitively, how to maintain a bicycle, how to repair a bicycle. Diet nutrition, posture, positioning,
And in most distance training, the trainers rides alongside with the client. Using whatever bicycles are at their disposal that match the style of cycling.
Trainers work with all , psychological handicaps, learning disabilities, Autistics and more. In most cases you will have a child care worker or parent present to assist when needed.
Bicycle Mechanics
Our Mechanics have a wide background and experience in building and repairing bicycles, from tandem, Surrey (5 passenger), Road, Mountain, Sport, Downhill full suspension, cable/hydraulic, V-brake, Cantilever. Cassette , hub, SRAM vs Shimano...etc.. We build whatever we're given. If your the creative type that's great! but most of our bicycles are pretty standard. Some are very low end and others are a pain in the "you know what" and others are the kind of bicycle you want all day long. Our rental fleet is made up of Giant, Kona, and Specialized, our specialty bicycles are from other sources .
Bicycle mechanics will meet and complete work orders with there assigned customer, responsible to keeping and maintain a parts inventory, corresponding with work orders, a daily log on what's used and where and why its used, assisting in either going online to order and / or sourcing out inventory/supplies/parts. and staying within the budget requirements of each customers needs. You are accountable to your customers.
Mechanics build/service bicycles in shop and may be dispatched on service calls anywhere within Central Ontario. You may be required to work on location for the duration of an event (1 day to a week) or work at one of our job sites. (our mobile services vary each year)
Our Mechanics deal with our rental bicycles, will inspect our Rental fleet, they will, clean, upgrade, replace parts and report damaged equipment to be charged back to the customer.
Mechanics will be required to drive a car or truck, they must have first AID w/AED, Clean records (VSS, Criminal, driving) our preferred candidates will hold a B-Z license, with a minimum 3 year commercial driving record. Typically you will transport bicycle equipment, set up for a tour, complete service calls, and will do emergency road/trail - side service. As well as provide training related to your skills. You may also work alongside a trainer for teaching students the basic mechanics of a bicycle.
Health and Wellness
This is a new avenue of our growing business and we plan to bring on knowledgeable and experienced individuals that
Technological advancements
Are you keeping a breast of future developments, do you know how to improve our health, protect the environment we live within. We maybe interested in hearing from you.
SALES TEAM
As a sales team member, your are an active cyclist, and have a history within the cycling industry, passion for helping people achieve there goals and solving problems turn them into opportunities, with a flare for a win, win situation. You are expected to understand all aspects of the business, Bicycle repair mechanics, training, guided tours, nutrition.
Administration
An Administrator is a special individual who takes care of everyday bookkeeping, payroll, correspondence, scheduling and other hands on multi skill sets that compliment our team and customer needs. At times you may be the boss, or a babysitter, holding a new persons hand and showing them the ropes. of what to do and how its done. We do like creative minds, and we believe there is no limit to what can be done, as long as it fits the budget.
Webmaster/Programmer
The Webmaster/Programmer will be versed in:
- Converting our website into various written languages,
- Building a better SITESELL website
- Possible alternative website developments, to consider in future.
- Everyday administrative programming to make the customer experience flow into another sale.
- Simplify saving time on our end for scheduling appointments,
- Track and correct errored purchases, to be flagged to be refunded or exchanged to/from the customer,
- Create or source out cost saving products for processing transactions and book keeping for financials
- Work with every department to help save time and help make every day easier and simpler, not more complicated.
- set up auto fill options for responding to a customers request, within a prepared response. And options to modify as required.
HOW TO CONTACT US by email only:
Type in your Subject line: The UNDERLINED HEADINGS in any of the categories detailed above.
The subject line in your email will help us understand the position(s) that best fits your interests and strengths.
You may want to attach a resume with a short introduction/summary or proposal or send us a short email introducing yourself, and when we have time to respond, we may request more information.
Email us at: borntoridebicycle@hotmail.com
** NOTE
1. IF WE DONT RECOGNIZE THE POSTION IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE AND IT DOESNT REFLECT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, YOU PROBABLY WILL GET DELETED FROM OUR EMAILS.
2. We only contact those that interest us and even if interviewed we are looking for people that look the part of a healthy cyclist, bringing inspiration to others.
3. Be persistent, send us your updated resume once a year,
4. When it comes to incoming calls, you must be contacted by us first. If we find you are calling us, we may delete you from our possible hiring list and never contact you.