What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Manager, Maintenance | BIW position at Tesla?
This person must be able to take our Gigafactory Texas, BIW Maintenance team to the next level. They must lead by example and be capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams and department leaders to address concerns and issues that affect BIW quality, production efficiency, equipment maintenance, etc.
- Maintain electrical and mechanical equipment to maximize reliability, availability, and continued operation.
- Promote cross training, job flexibility and versatility of staff, including development of training schedule.
- Understand machine capacity, create machine line loads, and implement equipment contingency plans
- Direct involvement in creating/executing capital expenditures related to departmental budget and mill goals
- Ensure all safety rules are enforced, including an understanding of OSHA safety requirements.
- Manage team of 4 Supervisors along with the headcount under their organizations
- Responsible for improving KPIs including quality, yield, and productivity.
- Minimum 5 years' of leadership experience in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment (automotive preferred) and evidence of exceptional abilities
- Good understanding of manufacturing KPI's and developing action plans to drive results
- Demonstrated leader in developing technical and motivated teams
- Strong background in collaboration with engineering, production, and NPI
- Drive a positive Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and high moral environment
- Able to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
- Experience in hiring and developing new team members and leaders in a maintenance environment
- Experience in a body shop department is a plus
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