Production Supervisor, Battery Cell Assembly

What to Expect

As a Production Supervisor, you will have the critical task of managing the priorities, equipment, and people associated with the production line. Your experience in fast-paced production lines where process and equipment development is a key feature will make you an ideal candidate for this role. You have a passion for employee development and enjoy the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran production staff.

You are very hands-on and prefer to be on the production floor and have proven skills in both process and equipment troubleshooting, allowing you to easily adapt to constantly changing production environments.

• Execute priorities and production plans provided with inputs from operations management and other departments
• Manage, coach, mentor and support up to 60 production associates and manufacturing technicians on shift; the general team size is 26
• Maintain Standardized Manufacturing instructions and verify compliance. Make improvements based on standard work checks
• Support issue resolution including root cause investigation & corrective action tracking. Ability to focus on larger problem-solving initiatives (Kaizen)
• Ensure quality standards are being met throughout the entire production process and support no defects from leaving a station or team area
• Generate daily pass downs and quality reports for engineering and operations team
• Monitor and ensure safety standards are met by all employees

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working in a manufacturing environment with semi-automated machinery
• 3+ years managing or supervising teams of people in a high-volume production environment
• Experience supporting process development and project execution (project management)
• Ability to read and interpret process data to make decisions (ex. Process controls charts) with a mechanical aptitude preferred
• Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing or 6-Sigma principles
• Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Ability to work any shift based off business needs (ex. Days or nights AWS)

• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours a day, including over varied and uneven terrain
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach
• Ability to verbally communicate with the team
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, or hearing
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: PAPR, safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines

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