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A GREAT CAREER WITH A FAMOUS NAME.
Kraft Foods has built a reputation for quality and innovation As an employer with one of the most famous names in the
industry, we’re proud of our tradition of knowing what people want and providing it. Currently, we have the following
opportunities available in our Portland Bakery:
Production and Maintenance Supervisors
Production supervisors are responsible for the management of personnel and manufacturing operations Maintenance
supervisors will direct skilled craft employees in the maintenance of equipment and assets. Both positions require excellent
team building and problem solving skills, 5* years' supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment and a Bachelors
degree.
Industrial Electrician
Responsible for the electrical maintenance and repair of all production related machinery and equipment. Qualified applicants
will have an Oregon Journey-Level Electrician license, an Oregon Limited Journeyman Manufacturing Plant License or the
ability to obtain either license. Required experience and qualifications include: electrical/electronic troubleshooting m a
high-speed manufacturing plant; expertise with Allen Bradley PLCs, instrumentation, troubleshooting, repair and calibration;
and experience with Windows based PCs. Minimum high school diploma or 6ED.
Maintenance Mechanic
Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all production related equipment. Requires 5+ years' experience in a high-speed
manufacturing plant with expertise in operating standard machine shop equipment, reading and interpreting blueprints, and
welding (GMAW, MIG, TIG) and fabrication. Must have personal hand tools. Minimum high school diploma or GED
Stationary Engineer
Responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of pumps, piping and HVAC equipment. Operate boilers, compressors,
chillers and industrial control systems Requires 5+ years' experience in a high-speed manufacturing plant with hands-on
knowledge of gas and oil boilers, refrigeration systems, piping and HVAC equipment, and welding. Must have excellent
troubleshooting skills. Minimum high school diploma or GED.
Qualified applicants for all positions will be self-motivated, meet all job requirements with verifiable work histories, work well
in a team-based environment with limited supervision, and be able to work any shift, including weekends and holidays as
required. All positions require a commitment to Safety, Quality, and Productivity. Only individuals meeting minimum
requirements will be considered.
Kraft offers an excellent pay and benefits package. Qualified individuals should
apply online at www.kraftfoods.com/carecrs, job search, current job openings,
manufacturing, Oregon, search jobs. Kraft Foods is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V.
Best People Best Brands Brightest Future.
Jimmy “Mac” McNeal brings ethnic diversity to action sports with his "Bulldog Bikes" team.
Hip Hop Moves into Action Sports
Brings diversity
to Dew games
The world o f action sports was
bom in the streets and pools of
Southern C alifornia back in the
late 1970s, and with it, the rebel­
lious spirit and individualism ol
A m erica's youth was given a new
outlet to thrive.
Since then, action sports has
becom e a part o f the A m erican
m ainstream sports and entertain­
ment landscape thanks to the in­
fluence o f m ajor TV networks and
tours like the X -G am es and AST
Dew Tour.
T he rise o f the urban and hip
hop m ovem ents also found its
Portland to Host Dew Tour
T he top athletes in skate­
boarding, BMX and freestyle
m otorcross will be in Portland
for the A ST Dew T our (Action
Sports Tour), Aug. 21 through
Aug. 24 at the Rose G arden
A rena.
The T our is m ade up o f five
m ajor events that take place over
the course o f five m onths, June
thru O ctober, aw arding cham pi­
o n s b ased on a cu m u lativ e
points system. There is $2.5 m il­
lion in prize money and an addi­
tional $1 m illion bonus pool
based upon year-end standings.
T he A ST D ew T our is broad­
cast on NBC, M TV and USA
N etw ork, as well as distributed
worldwide, in over 100 different
countries.
At each Dew T our event there
is also a live concert featuring
top artists and a huge Festival
with video gam ing. BMX and
skate interactive courses, give­
aw ays with tons o f new prod­
ucts to try out.
way into the action sports world,
thanks in large part to the vision
o f one m an from New York City,
w ho believed -that action sports
w asn’t strictly for white America.
Enter Jim m y “ M ac” McNeal
and his vision for an urban action
sports m ovem ent that celebrated
ethnic diversity and provided a
platform to enco u rag e young
A frican A m ericans and other
ethnicities to let their individual­
ity an d p e rso n a l s ty le so a r
through action sports, by devel­
o p in g his co m p an y . B ulldog
Bikes.
M cN eal in essen ce built a
B M X com pany and a brand based
on his vision o f the collision of
the hip and hop and alternative/
punk rock culture o f action sports,
creating the first ever “urban”
action sports brand.
The Bulldog Bikes team - a
m ulticultural team o f talented
young BM X riders, com petes at
the top actio n sp o rts ev en ts
around the world.
Aug. 22-23,2008 I Waterfront Park I Free
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B la z e r s P r o m o te L o c a l E x e c u tiv e
Assigned top
job in sales,
marketing
T he Trail Blazers have ap-
pointed Portland native Sarah
; M ensah to the position o f chief
, marketing officer.
An em ployee o f the NBA fran-
jc h ise since 1993, M ensah has
J served the past tw o season's as
’ the organ izatio n ’s senior vice
5 president, sales and m arketing.
;
"Sarah is one o f the driving
J forces behind our success," Blazer
President Larry M iller said. "Her
‘ leadership has been - and will
I continue to be - instrum ental in
J grow ing our business."
M ensah's expanded role will
includeoversightofallT rail Blaz-
J ers m arketing, ticket sales, corpo-
' rate partnership, broadcast, pro­
du ction and gam e operatio n s
:
Sarah Mensah
functions.
U nder her direction last sea­
son, the Trail Blazers had the
NBA s top attendance percent­
age increase w hile gaining na­
tional acclaim for the "Rise With
Us" m arketing cam paign that d e­
buted with an encouragem ent to
fans to ‘honk’ their preference for
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G reg Oden or Kevin Durant in the
2007 NBA Draft.
T he m o th er o f an au tistic
child, M ensah is a p assio n ate
ad v o cate fo r local and sta te ­
w ide effo rts su p p o rtin g autism
research and aw aren ess. She
also serves as the V ice C h a ir o f
the P ortland S ch o o ls F o u n d a­
tion. on the b oard o f d irecto rs
for the U rban L eague o f P o rt­
land and on the U nited W ay
annual giv in g fund cam paign.
T his past year M ensah re ­
ceived a Portland Business Jour­
nal "Orchid Award" for outstand­
ing w omen in business and also
helped establish a Portland chap­
ter o f the National A ssociation of
Black Sports Professionals.
A graduate o f the University
o f Oregon, she holds degrees in
journalism and telecom m unica­
tions. Prior to joining the Trail
Blazers she worked at KGW -8.
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in his "T a lk in g L ea v es,” an an-
' (h o logy o f N ativ e A m erican
• w ritings. T hat sam e year he pub-
• lished a co llec tio n o f short po-
< em s, “T h e se Few W o rd s o f
: M ine.”
T he late author Ken Kesey and
noted poets W illiam Stafford and
Penny A vila gave him support
and encouragem ent. Blue Heron
Press published his "W alking on
W ater” in 1994.
E d m o 's career as a traditional
N ative A m erican story teller has
flo urished too. He w orked w ith
stu dents and sta ff at T ubm an
M iddle School through the state
A rtist in E ducation program ,
and as a perfo rm er for the E u­
gene B allet C om pany.
He w as hired to perform a
trad itio n al prayer cerem ony at
the ribb o n -cu ttin g for the V era
K atz East Bank E splanade. He
I now serves on the A dvisory
C ouncil o f the P o rtlan d State
U n iv e rsity N ativ e A m erican
S tu d e n t C o m m u n ity C e n te r.
( E dm o notes w ith som e am u se­
m ent that he w as kicked o ff the
PSU cam pus in the 1960s for
sellin g heroin from his dorm
room .)
T o d ay he is b u sy w ith a
schedule o f read in g s, and a p ­
p earances at N ative A m erican
g a th e rin g s bo th lo c a lly and
acro ss the co untry . T h ese in-
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