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Facilities Consultant Hire — Lane Consulting Services
Lane Consulting Services (LCS) · Greater Santa Cruz, CA · Full-time, Part-time or Contract-basis available · Remote-friendly with periodic in-office and flexible schedule.
View Featured JobMarketing Lead — Swellcycle
Santa Cruz, CA · On-site · Full-time · $70K base. Own how Swellcycle shows up in the world — campaigns, content, events, and partnerships for a fast-growing sustainable manufacturing company reinventing surfboard production.
View Featured JobComposite Manufacturing Technician — Swellcycle
Santa Cruz, CA · On-site · Full-time · Piece-rate. Take jobs from raw 3D print through glassing, finishing, and shipping, on surfboards, sculptures, museum replicas, and custom awards, while running Swellcycle's closed-loop composite recycling process.
View Featured JobManufacturing Operations Lead — Swellcycle
Santa Cruz, CA · On-site · Full-time · $80K base. Keep the engine running from raw 3D print to finished, shipped board, owning production flow, vendors, materials, and the systems that tie sales and production together.
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Job Applicants Post HereFeatured Employers
Here are a few local companies that tend to always have numerous current job openings available:
County of Santa Cruz
The County of Santa Cruz offers a diverse range of current openings spanning administrative roles, public safety and legal positions, fiscal and management roles, and public works and recreation. Learn more.
Joby Aviation
We are looking for individuals that are passionate about making a positive impact by developing the most advanced technology in transportation. You should be curious, driven, and devoted to your area of excellence. We look for candidates with both raw intellect and an exceptional ability to execute. Hiring 40+ positions year round. Learn More
Paystand
Paystand is looking for the best talent to join us in creating the future of commercial payments infrastructure. You can be part of a growing team that is fundamentally re-architecting global payments in the digital era with core blockchain technology. This isn’t just any job. We are a team of like-minded people, who are paving the way for a new financial system and are changing the status quo of legacy banking. See all career opportunities here.
PVUSD
Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) serves close to 15,000 students across 33 schools in the vibrant communities of Watsonville, Aptos, Freedom in Santa Cruz County, and the Pajaro and Las Lomas communities in North Monterey County. Pajaro Valley Unified School district has over 30 positions open. See their Edjoin website for details.
Success Stories
Real people, real connections, real jobs. Here's how the Santa Cruz Works community has helped local talent find their next opportunity.
From Berlin to the Grid: How Community Helped Maxwell Philp Find Heron Power
After a global career spanning Stanford, Plug and Play, and Europe's EV charging industry, Maxwell Philp moved home to Santa Cruz and found his next role not online, but in a room full of neighbors.
Continue Reading →What Our Community Says
"Thank you so much for introducing me to the best job I have ever had at Joby Aviation!"
"Being part of the Santa Cruz Works network is invaluable. Because of its members, I've had the opportunity to interview with fantastic companies... which led to offers! I'm excited to start my journey at Amazon, thanks to Santa Cruz Works."
"Thanks to Santa Cruz New Tech for helping me achieve the dream of living and working locally at Looker!"
More Voices from the Network
A few more short proof points from founders, employers, and community members.
Local Resources
CareerLoop
CareerLoop, created by UC Santa Cruz student, William Zhao, helps students and job seekers instantly turn their resumes into portfolio websites.
Santa Cruz Launchpad
Santa Cruz Launchpad, previously known as Get Hired, is an annual job fair and pitch competition event. The June 1st, 2022 featured 25 companies offering 400+ jobs and 19 student teams competing for in $40,000 cash prizes. The May 25, 2023 event included 26 companies and nearly 600 attendees. Want to stay updated on upcoming events? Subscribe to our newsletter!