Our mission at Santa Cruz Bicycles is to make the best bicycles and to have fun doing it. Since 1994, we’ve been doing just that, and finding unique and innovative solutions for everything from suspension design to manufacturing processes along the way. We are a global organization and one of many premium brands in the Pon Bike portfolio, the largest bike company in the world. We are humble but proud of our heritage, built on our commitment to quality products and our most valued asset, talented people who are invited to be themselves and enhance our distinctive and evolving workplace culture.

ABOUT YOU:

We are looking for someone who works well in technical positions and is looking for a long-term career in the bike industry. Bike maintenance experience is not required for this role but it certainly helps. If you are a fast learner, like working with your hands and are always looking for ways to improve processes, we would be stoked to talk about this role with you.

WHAT DOES YOUR DAY JOB LOOK LIKE?

• Load wheel hubs with spokes based on orders needed 

• Organize completed hubs in specified bins to ready for lacing

• Tape wheel rims to quality control standards, prepare the wheels for the bicycle assembly line

• Perform quality checks on built wheels using production standards

• Maintain a tidy and organized work station and assist with machine cleaning and sweeping

• Collaborate with your production team on assembly floor coverage and cross training

• Assist other departments as necessary 

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

• A physical will be required to be passed before an offer is made

• The ability to work in a variety of areas and assist other departments as necessary

• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or factory work environment

• Punctual with a great attendance record

• Ability to accurately record your time and review your timecard daily for any corrections

• Ability to stand, lift, twist, and reach 100% of the time while working

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Comfortable working in repetitive roles

HOURLY RANGE: This compensation package will be dependent on experience, qualifications, industry experience and the interview with a potential range of up to $20/hr.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend and explain documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English. Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, in English.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the overall duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the overall duties and responsibilities.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel, reach above head with hands and arms, lift, push, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl, pull, talk and hear. The ability to lift up to 50 pounds’ solo and up to 80 pounds as a team or assisted lift repetitively throughout the day. Vision may be corrected within normal range. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: High School diploma or equivalent