Equipment Maintenance Technician, South Paint

What to Expect

As a Tesla Maintenance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational availability of a wide array of manufacturing equipment. You will apply your technical skills to install, maintain and repair mechanical and electrical systems, factory automation, and robotics. You will work with the highest caliber process and equipment engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize or eliminate downtime.

Tesla’s Equipment Maintenance is also the first‑responding problem solver who manages machine breakdown recoveries to keep production running. This is a physically demanding job working in tight spaces, requiring walking and standing all day, as well as bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing ladders and lying on the ground intermittently throughout the day. In addition, the technician may wear a fall protection harness while working from heights or from a suspended position.

Maintenance Technicians will lift up to 50 lbs. and utilize other hand tools and power tools as needed.

• Perform Preventative Maintenance (PM) on all industrial production and mechatronics equipment
• Perform repairs on production‑down equipment and operate and repair every cell on a Line
• Perform Corrective Maintenance (repairs) on more than one of these types of equipment: mechanical systems, conveyor systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and piping
• Control the inventory of parts, supplies, and lab equipment and request to the engineering team when required or obtain them from storerooms
• Log all work as performed and feed back to engineering and other team members on changes made in the shift or items to follow up

• Two (2) or more years of experience working in a maintenance capacity on production manufacturing equipment and/or have equivalent training or relevant education
• Ability to read and interpret work instructions and parameter specs
• Solid knowledge and ability to read and interpret detailed mechanical assembly drawings and accurately validate performance
• Proficient with pneumatics‑solenoid valves, actuators and control operations, hydraulic system operations and can read schematics
• Ability to analyze problems and error conditions, identify root causes, and implement viable long‑term solutions
• Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/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 to install parts
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding or other high structures
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: fall protection equipment, full‑face respirator, safety glasses, safety shoes, bump cap and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans – two medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family‑building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company‑Paid Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Health Care 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

$32.00 – $54.76/hour + cash and stock awards + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.