About this opportunity
Tesla lists this Associate Manager, Central, Powertrain opportunity in sparks, Nevada. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Associate Manager, Central Engineering Department
Tesla is searching for a passionate Associate Manager highly motivated to lead part of the Central Engineering Department at Gigafactory Nevada. The role includes leadership of CAPEX engineering project implementation and leadership of our maintenance and sustaining program for existing material flow automation. This individual will be responsible for leading the maintenance and engineering departments including the upkeep of all manufacturing assets and resources and delivering new equipment to production, following all Tesla standards of excellence. The Associate Manager will oversee multiple shifts of project Engineers, sustaining engineers, and Maintenance Supervisors and Technicians.
Responsibilities
Set direction and priorities across project engineering, sustaining engineering, and maintenance
Drives the maintenance and reliability initiative focused on preventive and predictive maintenance rather than reactive maintenance
Drives projects from concept through completion, maintaining budgets and schedules and delivering equipment designed in compliance with all Tesla standards
Responsible for vendor management, FAT/SAT, controls/integration coordination, and management of new equipment into production
Setting and maintaining departmental goals and KPI's, monitoring line efficiencies, labor cost, and other department expenses
Partners cross-functionally to manage, maintain and establish procedures with production lines to ensure production meets or exceeds the targets
Maintains manufacturing assets and facility, parts inventory, monitoring purchase orders, invoice approvals
Provides training and continuous development to both direct and indirect reports
Performs performance evaluations on direct reports and establishes work schedules to ensure coverage for production and for project activities
Tesla people leaders are responsible for a variety of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assurance functions, including ensuring their teams' safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, proactively correcting workplace hazards in the areas, and empowering others to continuously improve operations
Requirements
Minimum 3 years of leadership in engineering and operations
Degree Engineering, or equivalent experience
Strong maintenance and reliability knowledge with applicable improvement and/or implementation experience
Safety and risk management experience
Maintenance database set-up and management
Project management experience
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program implementation
Green belt / Black belt certification is a plus
Excellent technical knowledge of equipment, products, and processes. Allen Bradley and/or Siemens PLC experience, Fanuc and/or Kuka robot experience is a plus
Strong knowledge/experience managing maintenance and preventative maintenance through CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management system)
Compensation & Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
Worksite address
sparks, NV, 89494, US
Who can apply
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