Associate Manager, Production, Battery Pack, Powertrain

Associate Manager, Production, Battery Pack, Powertrain

What To Expect

As an Associate Manager of Production, you will be playing a critical role on the Gigafactory Production team. You will lead a dynamic team of Supervisors, managing operations and metrics in critical areas of the Manufacturing floor. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with our manufacturing and operations teams, interfacing with Engineering, NPI, and Material Flow, to ensure production goals are being met.

• Build a strong, motivated production team capable of consistently delivering high quality products against aggressive production targets
• Empower the production team to collaborate with engineering to improve product manufacturability and line productivity
• Ensure production teams receive effective training and workforce development
• Support issue resolution including root cause investigation and an environment of continuous learning and improvement
• Develop supervisory team for individual professional development
• Ensure production teams utilize standardized work and consistent work practices across shifts and areas
• Lead Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assurance functions, including ensuring safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, proactively correcting workplace hazards, and empowering others to continuously improve operations

• 5+ years experience managing teams of people in a high-volume manufacturing setting
• Degree in Business, proven skills in related fields with practical engineering experience, or equivalent experience
• Ability to work with and develop production performance metrics (efficiency, quality, safety, throughput, costs)
• Able to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
• Clear communication with excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Proficiency with common MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans with two medical plan options and $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
• Company-paid HSA contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salaried positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits including 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

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries:
  Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities

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