Workshop Assistant: The BasicsPart-time role, 24 hours per weekAssembling robot kits (not designing or building robots from scratch)3–4 days a week: 3x8hr shifts or 4x6hr shifts, it’s up to you!The RoleAre you good at making things? Are you self-directed and detail-oriented? Do you have an eye for quality and enjoy a lively studio environment? Join the Brooklyn Robot Foundry production team!As a Workshop Assistant, you’ll help our team assemble 2,000+ robot kits every week, which we ship to our franchise locations across the country. This is a hands-on assembly and quality-control role. You’ll be preparing, assembling, and packing kits from components following our established process, not engineering or programming robots. No robotics background needed; we’ll teach you everything you need to know. If you enjoy working with your hands, like seeing things come together, and take pride in doing a job neatly and accurately, you’ll fit right in.Why You’ll Love Working HereOur current production team gets along really well with one another and the workshop has a friendly, collaborative atmosphere. We take work/life balance seriously and will work with you to help tailor a flexible part-time schedule that works for you!RequirementsFriendly, reliable, and a team player who enjoys working collaborativelyComfortable with computersAble to work in a precise, patient manner while meeting deadlinesDetail-oriented, organized, and enjoy solving problemsAble to lift 35 poundsAble to pass a CPR/First Aid certificationBonus PointsExperience with our most-used tools: drill press, glue gun, wire stripper, box cutter, screwdriver, heat gunExperience working with your hands. We love makers! Think woodworking, sculpture, art, set construction, or engineering.Location DetailsYou will be working at our Gowanus, Brooklyn production facility, located near Whole Foods.ScheduleThis is a part-time position. 24 hours over 3-4 days per week.
Resumes without a cover letter will not be considered, so please include both.In your cover letter: Describe why you think you would be a good fitDescribe your previous work experienceTell us about what types of things you like to build and make (pictures encouraged!)Detail your availability, including how soon you can start.
Role requirements
Required skills
Friendly, reliable, and a team player who enjoys working collaboratively
Comfortable with computers
Able to work in a precise, patient manner while meeting deadlines
Detail-oriented, organized, and enjoy solving problems
Able to lift 35 pounds
Required certifications or licenses
Able to pass a CPR/First Aid certification
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