Water Jet Team Leader

Joby Overview At Joby Aviation, we are driven by our goal of creating an affordable, all-electric, global air transportation system. Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, and 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. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality.

We’ve designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We’re looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onward toward certifying our aircraft and scaling our global operations.

Overview

Joby Aviation is seeking a highly organized, passionate individual to help manage a low volume, quick turn around job shop to focus and keep on track the water jet team output, activities and personnel in support of the development, certification, and production of Joby’s eVTOL aircraft. As the Water Jet Team Leader, this person will integrate within the Reactive Team Shops and work side by side with the Fabrication Shop and Machine Shop.

This role is responsible for assisting with scheduling, tracking, and planning for all water jet jobs. They will also be responsible for equipment maintenance schedule and repair, as well as material and tool inventory, and will also be required to operate, program and assist post processing while working under the direction of the Reactive Team Lead.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a daily schedule for upcoming water jet jobs while also checking in with the technicians (and fab/machine shop) to be sure they have what they need to complete their jobs from start to finish including program accuracy, tools, materials, etc.
• Keeps internal customers and the team informed about the status of their requests through regular updates to the Jira ticket system and Slack channels.
• Coordinates with program management to ensure priorities of parts are appropriately identified.
• Keeps the team working together cohesively and is responsible for helping team members improve their skills and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
• Operates and programs both Flow and Omax water jets
• Assists with post processing parts, deburring, tapping, chamfering, tumbling, etc.
• Listens to feedback from the team members on the floor and relays information to the Team Lead.
• Identify equipment issues, machine improvements and any general maintenance items. Properly identify which repairs to repair in house vs reach out for a specialized technician.
• Implements 5S to maintain shop cleanliness and organization.
• Work directly with Fabrication and Waterjet teams to collaborate on team improvements and planning for jobs that require all 3 shops to work together.
• Manages ordering and inventory of raw materials, tools, equipment services, general shop supplies and other team needs at the direction of the Reactive Team Lead.

Required

• Associates degree or higher in a related field or 10-15 years + experience in a similar management role OR 15 + years experience in the machining or fabrication industry. (Quick turn around job shop experience preferred, but production experience ok).
• Understanding of Fabrication processes and some familiarity with CNC machining processes from top to bottom.
• Able to learn how to operate and program both Flow and Omax water jets. Prior experience on any water jets, CNC laser, plasma cutting, etc, a plus.
• Able to lift up to 50lbs aided or unaided throughout the day.
• Able to post process parts, deburring, tapping, chamfering, tumbling, etc.
• Solid understanding of GD&T from both a fabrication and machining perspective with the understanding of what it takes to produce high quality parts.
• Highly organized, strong computer skills, familiar with working in spreadsheets, Jira, Slack and other computer tools.
• Understand basic machine maintenance requirements. Water jet experience is a plus.
• Capable of positively interacting in a highly dynamic team environment.
• Able to provide feedback to the floor technicians and Reactive Team Lead.
• Timecard management experience.
• Have strong listening and verbal communication…