Gorge Fly Shop Blog: employment

"We are always looking for good Employees"

As of now, we have a few Full-time hourly positions available in Hood River, Oregon 97031.

About Us: Since 1992, Gorge Fly Shop has been a full service company dedicated to providing the best customer service possible, locally and globally. The Gorge Fly Shop is located in the small town of Hood River, Oregon. Hood River is in the heart of Oregon and Washington's Columbia River Gorge. Within the valleys of the Cascade Mountains you will find numerous rivers and lakes that provide plenty of opportunities to explore and pursue the sport of fly fishing, targeting: steelhead, salmon, trout, and smallmouth bass. Less than an hour away is the world famous Deschutes River, known as one of the best summer steelhead streams in the west and an amazing strain of red band rainbow.

Position Description: Our Fly Shop Team Members work hard in a fun working environment while ensuring our customers receive extraordinary service. This position requires people who are, energetic, and have the ability to handle the demands of a fast paced, continually growing fly shop. We require employees who have a strong work ethic, are honest, dependable, self-motivated, and pay utmost attention to detail to their work. Team Members must be able to work in a fast paced environment using good time management skills and cooperate easily with others as a team player. All of our staff positions have high customer exposure. We require our team to present themselves in a professional manner at all times.

Responsibilities: Gorge Fly Shop Team Member position is a multi-task position. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Assist with the daily operations of our physical storefront, working in conjunction with other shop staff, management and owners; expertly give our customers advice on all aspects of fly fishing; actively suggest and assist customers with purchasing in shop, over the phone; cleaning and some maintenance duties. Ability to work with a computerized Point of Sale (POS) System and licensing system; Accurately count money and perform till reconciliation; Assist management and owners with maintaining proper inventory levels, processing purchase orders, receiving inventory, pricing inventory and merchandising inventory; Maintain visual merchandising presentation standards including signage and pricing; Maintain neat, clean and orderly working areas, and shop sales floor; Perform other duties, tasks and responsibilities as assigned and needed.

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Requirements: Must possess working knowledge of fly fishing techniques including, a variety of equipment and fly patterns; Must be a person of integrity; Must be friendly, outgoing and work well with others; Ability to perform duties with great attention to detail and good time management skills; Ability to learn quickly and easily; Must be able to Multi-task, take direction and execute with exactness in a fast-paced environment; Ability to accomplish projects with little supervision; Ability to provide exceptional customers service; Possess great written and oral communication skills; Must have some computer skills; Working knowledge of Social Media/Blogging/Photography software is a plus; Physical demands include lots of walking/standing indoor; Must be able to work weekends, some holidays, before and after closing hours; Understands and helps pursue the company’s Vision; Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check.

Compensation: Hourly Wage, depending on experience, and after training period a retirement plan.

Please mail or EMAIL your resume using the information below. Feel free to drop resume off in person as well. If you have any questions please email John or Travis.

541.386.6977

info@gorgeflyshop.com

www.gorgeflyshop.com
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3200 Lower Mill Dr.
Hood River, OR 97031

"Fly Fish the World with Us"

Would you like to join our team here in beautiful Hood River, Oregon?

Together we are a passionate, family style fly shop catering to a world of fly anglers. Our primary goal as a business is to provide the best possible customer service to our patrons, which includes professional knowledge and unwavering empathy. What is needed on our part is to help our customers find the perfect fit to match their fishing needs and do so, in the most effective manor!

It certainly helps if you are passionate about fly fishing! That is who we are after all, and passion fuels interest, knowledge and the desire to help others. We would also prefer you to have some sales/customer service experience under your belt, as this is primarily what we do.

We currently have 2 positions available: One year-round/full time position and another that would start off as seasonal with the possibility of full time/year-round.