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Tesla Production Planner 
United States, Nevada, Sparks 
953331516

13.08.2024
What You’ll Do
  • Support manufacturing by creating production schedules that reconcile production capacity with demand for fabricated components, following the factory’s master schedule
  • Perform analysis that supports defining the roadmap for production capacity increases/change
  • Work with manufacturing & support teams to establish & improve processes (e.g. production batch sizes, material transfer processes & controls) for just-in-time or line-side Kanban delivery
  • Respond to unanticipated changes—e.g. production shortfall vs. schedule or material shortages: provide information, impact assessment, and options to downstream shops, revise production shifts and or mix as needed
  • Generate and publish production performance metrics and forecasts showing risk to supply of fabricated components vs. demand
  • Communicating plans, plan revisions, and production vs. plan to all Manufacturing, support, and business stakeholders
  • Represent production in the sales and operational planning process for Tesla Production
  • Assist in implementing systematic solutions to control inventory flow, minimize shortages
  • Collaborate with Supply chain and Engineering to coordinate Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to plan for material and product end of life and minimize obsolescence
  • Complete other duties assigned by management as business needs shift or change
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering/Operations research, Supply Chain management or with equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated high volume production planning experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally with minimum 1 years’ experience structuring and building analytical models
  • Ability to spot process improvement opportunities and influence others to make change
  • Good organizational and project management skills. (role requires juggling long-term projects, daily tasks, and urgent questions)
  • Ability to solve problems in fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
  • Ability to recognize opportunities for improvement in operations and reporting/information visibility
  • MS Excel experience required (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, etc.). More advanced Excel modeling skills a plus
  • Working knowledge of SQL database management and Tableau data visualization
  • Experience working in SAP or other ERP system preferred