What to Expect
Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg marks a defining moment in Europe for Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Here we will launch revolutionary products on a massive scale, using extraordinary speed, innovation and efficiency. Our employees will ensure that we achieve our goals, and we welcome you to help us write the next chapter of our success story.
The Operations Manager, Electrode will be responsible for meeting production forecast and ensuring policies and procedures are carried out to achieve established company goals. The Operations Manager will lead the Production team, with a focus on Safety, Quality, Shop Capacity and Cost.
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Accountability of key shop metrics: First Time Through, Overall Equipment Efficiency, Safety Matrix, Quality Targets and Daily Production Plan.
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Support and meet all business plans, capacity & headcount targets, and Key Performance Indicators.
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Maintain high product quality and manufacturing yield while ensuring optimal use of resources and adherences to best safety practices.
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Help with implementation of and continued adherence to Lean manufacturing and 5S initiatives.
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Assess and analyze current practices and drives continuous improvement.
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Ensure consistency in standards and documentation; monitor and ensure compliance.
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Maintain and improve production processes based on KPI`s
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Monitor and evaluate product key characteristics.
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Support new product and material introductions. Interact with design team to coordinate new model launches.
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Develop, chart, track production metrics. Manage and trend production equipment.
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Make countermeasures for timely completion of project goals.
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Interact with Quality management team and Process team to correct, contain, and resolve vehicle quality concerns.
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Support and manage continuous improvement activities in safety, environmental, quality, cost, efficiency, and productivity objectives; provide feedback to management on issues; benchmark other organizations for best practices.
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Administer, coordinate, and comply with all Business Management Systems (BMS) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) requirements.
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Enforce proper material management procedures.
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Leads in the interviewing, hiring, training, and decision making process for all new hires in the production supervisors and production associates.
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
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Prior management experience is essential.
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Experience with process improvement methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
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Committed to continuous improvement.
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Ability to work well under pressure, manage competing demands and meet tight deadlines with strong follow through.
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Good understanding of standardized processes.
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Ability to foster a close working relationship with team members and management.
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High-level leadership and decision making skills.
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Strong budget management required.
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Skilled at leading, coaching and developing direct reports across a broad range of engineering and technical disciplines.
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Broad experience with lean manufacturing systems and methodologies, including; Tier Accountability, Layered Auditing, Continuous Improvement and Kaizen Activities
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Detail oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills.
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Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for a large associate team (100+ people)
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Availability to cover shifts of all schedule for PTO / absences as needed
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Availability for off-hours calls.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
