Shift Supervisor, On-road Operations (south San Francisco)

Nuro Nuro · Robotics · Santa Clara, CA · In-Vehicle Operations

Nuro is seeking a Shift Supervisor for their On-Road Operations team in Santa Clara, California. This role involves managing a team of approximately 20 operators, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and coaching. The supervisor will also oversee operational execution, ensuring smooth start and end-of-shift activities, operator readiness for new features, and incident response. The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and an understanding of labor and driving laws. While the company develops self-driving technology, this specific role focuses on operational management rather than direct AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will be responsible for running the interview process and successfully executing the onboarding for new hires in line with the plan.
  2. You will be expected to lead and manage a team of ~ 20 operators.
  3. You will be responsible for the performance reviews of the operators you manage in line with the performance evaluation metrics.
  4. You will be responsible for Start of Shift and End of Shift activities that include capturing operator attendance, supporting software burns and data importing, and prep for the operators (keys, disks etc.)
  5. You will work closely with the planning team to ensure all operators are trained and ready to execute when new features/ capabilities are rolled out.

Skills

Required

  • People Management
  • Hiring
  • Onboarding
  • Performance Management
  • Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • US Labor laws
  • Employment laws
  • Driving laws
  • Problem solving
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Flexible schedule

Nice to have

  • 4+ years experience managing a large teams (15 +) direct reports
  • 2+ years of experience in the AV/delivery industry

What the JD emphasized

  • at least 2+ years experience managing teams of at least 10+ direct reports
  • You have an understanding of US Labor laws, Employment laws and Driving laws