What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Supervisor position at Tesla?
Manage a team of equipment maintenance technicians that are responsible for equipment availability, and performance. Perform preventative maintenance and repair on a variety of electro-mechanical, robotic, and pneumatic manufacturing equipment. Develop and maintain maintenance and calibration schedules for all tools, machinery and equipment used in the manufacturing facility. Perform supporting activities for engineering and manufacturing including 5S and Lean manufacturing activities, material handling improvements, production line configuration, and safety procedures. Manage workload with a positive attitude as a hands-on team player in a collaborative work environment. This person must be able to build upon previous successes and take our Maintenance teams to the next level. He/she must be capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams and department leaders to address concerns and issues that affect part quality, production efficiency, work cell ergonomics, equipment maintenance, etc. The successful candidate will also have exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and management skills, demonstrating the ability to be an innovator and change agent. The successful candidate needs to have demonstrable skills in the following areas: Breakdown management & follow up action to prevent repeat occurrences TPM / PM development and implementation Equipment spare parts management OEE % improvement * Training & development
Supervision of hourly maintenance technicians. This is a hands-on working supervisor role. Manpower management: day to day line support; in-house equipment maintenance repair work; vacation scheduling; OT & weekend work scheduling. Defining daily tasks and setting directions for the team Interaction with Production and Engineering Groups Interaction with customer departments and managers (Production Control, General Assembly, Paint) Standard development and creation of procedure and methods Project management: both internal maintenance projects, and minor contractor projects. Procedures & PMs, develop & maintain proper documentation of: all necessary procedures; periodic maintenance tasks; equipment changes (electrical, spare parts upgrades, mechanical), etc. Assist with budget development and reporting. Maintain spare parts inventory. Identify and order needed parts, maintain tracking system. Training and directing the training of junior maintenance associates
the ideal candidate will have/be: 5 years of experience in supervision and leadership 5 years of extensive experience with trouble-shooting and correcting industrial equipment maintenance - breakdowns and failures. Robotic and controls programming skills Maintenance experience in a High-volume vehicle or manufacturing shop. * Proficient in using a CMMS database
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