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200 Jobs Listed by Nonprofit Santa Cruz Works By Jondi Gumz
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ith the Santa Cruz County jobless rate at a record 17 percent in May and unemployment claims at unprecedented levels, the nonprofit Santa Cruz Works announced at its Fourth Annual Get Hired meetup that 200 jobs are available. Doug Erickson, who heads Santa Cruz Works, turned the June 3 event into a virtual meetup because of the rules for COVID-19 social distancing. Here is who is hiring: LifeAid Beverage Co., Santa Cruz, healthy beverages that come in a can and are sold at 30,000 retailers. Co-founder Orion Melehan noted LifeAid was launched in 2011 when the county was deep in recession. Today, the company, has 80 employees, 30 working in Santa Cruz, and a new product in the lineup, ImmunityAid. Jobs available: 10, including marketing project manager, content designer multimedia, staff accountant, customer service. Joby Aviation, Bonny Doon, building an all-electric flying taxi for five people.
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Scott Berry, who oversees flight test and certification for founder Joe-Ben Bevirt, said the company, founded in 2009, got $590 million in Series C round, with backers such as Intel Capital, Toyota AI Ventures and Jetblue Technology Ventures. Jobs: 150, mechanical engineers, certification engineers, IT, flight physics, software engineers, supply chain management, human resources, manufacturing, finance, accounting CPA To Apply: Jobyaviationcom/#careers Smith & Vandiver, Watsonville, body and bath products with the Natural Products Association seal. President Jeff Sloboden said the 40-year-old company with 200 employees stayed open through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jobs: Branded and store brand account manager, purchasing expediter, R&D manager, maintenance mechanic To apply: S-Vlabs.com email In@svlabs.com or call call 722-9526. Digital Nest, Watsonville, tech training for young people. “We value a growth mindset,” said Ximena Ireta-Lopez, who oversees human resources. Jobs: Administrative assistant, accounting, systems admininstrator, educational specialists To apply: Call 831-722-6378 or email Ximena@digitalnest.org Santa Cruz County Bank, seven locations, based in Santa Cruz, nationally recognized and a leader in developing a small business application for the Paycheck Protection Program, which saved 29,218 jobs. “We are expanding into Monterey County,” said Brianna Carabba, human resources manager, noting employees get 40 hours a year they can devote to of community service. Jobs: Customer support, tellers, new accounts, loan officers, SBA loan servicing, and development officer, ebanking, security arcchitect, IT help desk project manager, training specialist , human resources generalist. To apply: Email bcarabba@sccountybank.com or call 831-457-5003 x 2132. Amazon, Alexa for Everyone in downtown Santa Cruz. John Nelson said his team is, looking for ways to help customers with disabilities. One project involves captioning. Jobs: Software development engineers, android developers, server-side developers To apply: Email Nlsonjn@amazon.com Small Business Development Center, Aptos, assists 400-500 businesses a year and helps launch 40-50-new businesses a year. Director Brandon Napoli is building out the ag team and tech team. To apply: Email Brandon.napoli@ cabrilo.edu Care from the Heart, Santa Cruz, providing personal care and housekeeping services since 1995. “Hiring” page 22
