Production Technician Supervisor

Company Overview

Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA.

With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized, passionate Production Technician Supervisor to join our Blade manufacturing team and help build flight-critical components for our EVTOL electric aircraft. The Joby Aviation team is made up of extremely talented, hardworking, proactive, and hands-on individuals, operating in a very fast paced and rewarding environment.

As a Production Technician Supervisor, you will enable a team of production technicians to achieve daily goals for safety, quality, and quantity. The ideal candidate must have experience in a manufacturing environment with the ability to quickly adapt to changing work requirements and strong communication skills to resolve issues with cross-functional teams including production leadership, quality, engineering and inventory. The roles and responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining a safe work environment;
• Leading daily team and cross-functional meetings;
• Accurate reporting of downtime events to production leadership and cross-functional teams;
• Allocating people resources efficiently and effectively to achieve the weekly build plan;
• Directly supervise, hire, and train technicians; manage shift schedules, appraise performance, and handle disciplinary actions;
• Resolving issues, often with cross-functional teams and escalating when appropriate;
• Developing an in-depth understanding of processes in the assigned area; and
• Be hands on, build, troubleshoot, and rework with engineering and production technicians

• Great team-oriented mind set, positive culture driven personality and willingness to get dirty and jump in to help as needed
• HS diploma or GED equivalent
• Willing to work Monday through Friday, 6:00am to 4:30pm and 50% of Saturdays, as needed
• Flexibility to adapt to and allocate resources to changing work assignments
• Ability to think strategically and prioritize work assignments to meet goals
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing or equivalent
• 5+ years' experience with molding making and/or aerospace tooling
• 3+ years of experience leading teams of people in production and/or R&D environment
• Detail and quality oriented
• Basic computing skills
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs

• RTM injection tooling experience a big plus
• Experience in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient with MS Office
• Familiarity with a manufacturing execution system (MES)
• Experience in high pressure production environments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $67,100 - $117,800/yr. The compensation package will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Joby also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with a company match, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer