דרושים Inventory Control Associate ב-Tesla ב-United States, Buffalo

As a Manager, 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

• Maintain a culture that prioritizes safety and quality through communication, action, and accountability 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 & an environment of continuous learning and improvement  as well as develop supervisory team for individual professional development

• Ensure production teams utilize standardized work and consistent work practices across shifts and areas

• Tesla people leaders are responsible for a variety of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assurance functions, including ensuring their teams’ safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, proactively correcting workplace hazards in the areas, and empowering others to continuously improve operations

• 5+ year experience managing teams of people in high volume manufacturing setting
• BS or MS in Business or Technical discipline and/or evidence of exceptional 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
• Communicate clearly using excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong organization skills with meticulous attention to detail  Fluent with common MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Employee Benefits

• Build a strong, motivated production team capable of consistently delivering high-quality products against aggressive production targets

• Maintain a culture that prioritizes safety and quality through communication, action, and accountability

• Empower teams to collaborate with engineering to improve product manufacturability and line productivity

• Develop training programs and workforce development strategies for Supervisors and Production Associates

• Support issue resolution, including root cause investigation and corrective action tracking

• Drive standardization of work processes and ensure consistent practices across shifts and areas

• Utilize production performance metrics to optimize efficiency, quality, safety, throughput, and cost control

• 5+ years of experience managing teams in a high-volume manufacturing setting

• Degree in Business, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience with demonstrated exceptional ability

• Strong ability to analyze and drive performance metrics (efficiency, quality, safety, cost)

• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Ability to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends as necessary

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team by providing technical guidance, fostering professional growth, and creating a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Ensure engineers have the resources, training, and support needed to succeed in their roles.
• Establish and optimize equipment management systems to maintain safe, reliable, and high-quality operations. Drive initiatives that enhance equipment uptime, reduce maintenance costs, and improve cycle times to maximize production efficiency and output.
• Drive improvements in key performance metrics, including equipment availability, overall efficiency, production cycle times, and cost reduction. Analyze data to identify opportunities for process enhancements and implement strategies that drive measurable performance gains.
• Develop and execute equipment and process upgrades to increase production capacity, lower operational costs, and improve yield. Work closely with cross-functional teams to design, test, and implement engineering solutions that enhance manufacturing processes and scalability.
• Ensure strict compliance with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards by proactively identifying and addressing workplace hazards, maintaining up-to-date safety training, and fostering a strong culture of safety ownership across the team.
• Lead structured problem-solving efforts for unplanned downtime events, utilizing 3D/8D methodologies to identify root causes and implement long-term corrective actions. Collaborate with maintenance, production, and engineering teams to ensure permanent resolutions are in place.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across engineering, maintenance, and production teams to balance competing priorities, allocate resources efficiently, and ensure seamless communication and execution of engineering initiatives that support operational goals.

• Degree in an engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing preferred) OR equivalent in direct work related experience
  
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading engineering teams within manual and automated high volume manufacturing facilities
  
• Exemplary track record of high impact contributions both as an individual engineer and in a management capacity
• Ability to command the English language both written and verbal
• Experience with application and teaching of structured problem-solving methodology, such as DOE, root cause analysis, etc.
• Experience with mechanical, automation, and controls engineering is highly preferred

• Help Leads enforce proper PPE use, safe use of PIT equipment, general safety and workmanship standards, and adherence to standard work instructions
• Use JIRA system to communicate process changes to material handling teams, and ensure standard work instructions are available and up-to-date
• Maintain accurate records of Certifications and Policies as they apply to training requirements and OSHA standards
• Train and certify material handlers to properly perform all production control processes using Versatility Chart system. Make and document daily training contacts using Inside Tesla Events, to monitor performance and progress of all uncertified material handlers
• Spend part of every shift working as a material handler, to maintain expertise and observe the team’s performance up close, while being capable of filling in for team leads as needed
• Facilitate onboarding of new material handlers, including classroom and hands-on training
• Create training content, including shooting and editing footage for training videos, writing and editing standard work instructions, and writing and editing classroom presentations. Use Outlook to communicate with colleagues and use Workday to facilitate PIT training prerequisites

• 1+ year of warehouse experience with demonstrated experience in training (preferred)
• In-depth knowledge of PC processes across multiple areas and production lines, and MOS PC transactions knowledge
• Expert user of PIT equipment (forklift, reach truck, etc.), with history of safe operating record. Experience training others to drive PIT equipment preferred
• Previous experience using computers daily at work. Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Demonstrates personal leadership and accountability
• Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal

• Lead quality engineers to support production lines for site and build a network across factories to leverage good practices and continuous improvement
• Establish and meet clear quality metrics and objectives for site and Energy business
• Drive professional problem solving to root cause and correct failures in production and the field
• Master and nurture a data driven team with advanced statistical, analysis and visualization skills
• Support a 24x7 global business with the needed sense of urgency to protect Tesla customers and business, while enabling work-life balance, commitment, and fun at work
• Develop and motivate a high performing team of exceptional engineers and engineering technicians to be proud to take place in Tesla’s mission to transition the world towards sustainable energy
• Create and maintain PFMEAs to determine potential risks in manufacturing process and drive resolution of high-risk issues into process controls
• Establish and maintain Control Plans to assure critical features are controlled and monitored through the assembly/production processes
• Develop and implement Quality Key Points for visual inspection that meets product specifications used by in process inspections and quality audits
• Create schedule for regular audits and inspections to be performed by Quality Technicians across all product lines

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years as a Quality Engineer with prio experience leading a team of engineers
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and implement changes
• Experience conducting PFMEAs for production processes
• Experience in ISO-9001, QS-9000, ISO/TS/IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP is a plus
• Experience in 6-Sigma
• Specific training and demonstrated success in applying quality problem solving methods, such as fishbone diagrams and/or 8D, and implementing successful countermeasures
• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills, including process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, and similar
• Proficiency in SQL, R, Minitab (or similar), is a plus
• Experience with broad variety of measurement and inspection techniques

• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of Tesla 5S Standardization Guidelines
• Conduct daily physical and visual audits of assigned areas to ensure 5S standards are consistently met
• Complete Audit Scorecards and capture photos to document compliance in assigned areas.
• Physically set up new PC Buffer/Supermarket areas, including labeling floors, bins, racks, signage, and clearing debris
• Prepare tools and materials to assist in maintaining 5S standards, including printing, cutting, gluing, and laminating labels, signage, and documents
• Collaborate with Inventory Control, Material Flow, Production, and NPI teams to ensure efficient operations
• Support and adhere to Warehouse Team best practices, and identify discrepancies in materials or components, reporting them to the lead

• Computer skills are required (use of Word, Excel & Outlook programs)
• Must be reliable, have good initiative, be committed, and be quality focused
• Ability to lift 30lbs. daily
• Ability to work with a team and in a fast-paced environment

Essential Physical Demands

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35lbs
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift, reach, stoop, lay, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time
• Frequently and repetitively, climb a 10” step and backdown
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, or hearing
• Potential exposure to confined spaces and hazardous materials
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines

• Work efficiently and effectively to hit 99% completeness for all designated count zones for each month using the MOS Cycle Count Tool with minimal errors
• Meet all daily Inventory cycle count and audit requirements with adequate/ proper root cause analysis with minimal errors while using only the HMI audit tool or lineside audit tool
• Partner with 2nd counter to share work equally, retrieve PIT and any needed hardware to perform cycle counts timely and effectively
• Educate MF/Production associates as needed when inventory issues arise and use the adjust tool to fix as needed with exceptional written and verbal communication
• Actively participate in all meetings and provide feedback and improvement ideas to make IC process improvements
• Become trained on any PIT that is deemed necessary for IC completeness and will need to move between buildings on occasion on a weekly basis. Reach out to proper support teams for system issue resolutions without attempting to fix these themselves whenever needed through Wrike
• While being a SME in all things IC, work professionally and courteously in all aspects of the role while practicing a win-win mentality. This includes operating all necessary dashboards/ Excel tools/ HMIs and MOS transactions

• Related experience in inventory analysis, production control, materials management, or materials planning
• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Technical discipline and/or evidence of exceptional experience preferred but not needed
• Analytical capabilities including data analysis to optimize inventory levels; advanced MS Excel skills required. Experience with standard ERP software and MES/MOS is a plus. Highly detailed and service-oriented, and strong process-driven nature strongly desired
• Lean Six Sigma/5S Process Mastery strongly desired. 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. Ability to work with a team and in a fast-paced environment with minimal manager oversight
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills. Ability to work flexible shifts, including night shifts. Ability to lift up to 35 lbs
• Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal