Boston Dynamics is seeking a highly motivated Shift Supervisor to lead safe, day to day execution of second shift data operations. This role requires a dynamic servant leader with experience managing teams in an operations or production environment. In this role you will be solving problems no one has solved before, and you need to be comfortable charting your own path while managing competing priorities and stakeholder relationships.
The role requires a unique blend of operational discipline and creative problem solving, along with comfort absorbing and driving change at breakneck speed. The ideal candidate has good intuition on when to be scrappy versus disciplined, is analytical and empathetic, and above all is someone who drives and inspires results in others.
The Atlas Data Operations team consists of robot pilots who teleoperate robots and produce data to train Atlas, which is focused on advancing machine learning and manipulation capabilities. Your ideas will change what robots can do!
Schedule/Working Hours
- Base schedule will be 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM Sunday evening to Friday morning in Waltham, MA
- Willingness to work varied schedules or flex forward or back as business needs dictate is critical to maintain continuous operations.
Core Responsibilities
- Shift Execution & Process Management
- Own the safe, end-to-end execution of third shift data collection operations across multiple species.
- Promote a safe working environment on shift, quickly mitigating issues while driving long-term systemic solutions.
- Manage standard work completion and adherence, and resolve learnings to unblock your team.
- Provide real-time coaching to drive quality.
- Be comfortable with difficult conversations to manage performance.
- Act as a servant leader who is always willing to dive into the work to understand blockers and headwinds, or fill in for the most mundane tasks on shift as needed.
- Partner across R&D, Fleet Operations, IT, and Building Operations, identifying the resources needed to solve a problem and influencing change to drive results.
- Continuous Improvement
- Turn insight into action—gather insights from data, first-hand accounts, and observations, then quickly translate them into action plans you can complete with the resources at your disposal.
- Use data to evaluate how your improvements are working, and be comfortable adjusting plans that aren't working.
- Identify bottlenecks and develop creative solutions to resolve them.
- Drive sustainable results through the design and implementation of durable tools and mechanisms.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of employee performance management experience.
- Demonstrated success leading large, fast-paced teams in an operations or production environment.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data and observations into actionable plans.
- Physical demands: ability to frequently stand, walk, push, pull, squat, and climb stairs for up to 12 hours at a time, as well as lift up to 49 pounds.
Key Attributes
- Dynamic servant leader who leads by example and is willing to dive into the work alongside the team.
- Analytical and empathetic, with good intuition on when to be scrappy versus disciplined.
- Self-motivated and relentless in pursuit of stellar results.
- Comfortable charting an independent path and solving problems that have never been solved before.
- Thrives in ambiguous, dynamic, and rapidly evolving environments, moving and adapting at breakneck speed.
- Strong communicator, able to engage effectively with team members and cross-functional stakeholders.
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.
The base pay range for this position is between $88,603.82 - 110,754.78 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure. Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.
