Calibration Lab Supervisor, Cell Manufacturing

What to Expect

Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Calibration Supervisor to manage shift teams of calibration technicians in Cell Manufacturing. The Calibration Supervisor will lead the GFTX Cell Calibration team that delivers comprehensive calibration services for Inspection, Measurement, and Test Equipment (IM&TE) across battery cell manufacturing. This is a floor-owning leadership role. You run the daily board, develop technicians (L1–L4), keep overdue calibrations at or below the site OKR, and take on routine work for the Calibration Engineer. You work closely with the Quality Operation Labs Associate Manager and Calibration Engineer, will stay hands-on when assignments when necessary, and build a culture of 5S, documentation, and continuous improvement. The primary objective is to maximize measurement certainty and equipment accuracy while minimizing disruption to production.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support a team of calibration technicians in testing, execution and prioritization, in partnership with the Calibration Engineer
• Standardize lab test execution, data management, and continuous improvement work to raise workflow efficiency and culture
• Maintain the skill matrix, onboard new technicians, and coach for growth
• Oversee IM&TE assets such as material handling, inbound/outbound shipments, vendor troubleshooting, and special off-site calibrations
• Track lab capacity and work efficiency; support production and engineering requests
• Employee performance daily coaching, OT control, and sign-off that L1–L2 techs can run the board without an engineer on the critical path
• Enforce 5S, workplace hygiene, and compliance with calibration test methods and manufacturing instructions

What You’ll Bring

• Proven leadership of technical teams (calibration, service, or engineering environment)
• Strong understanding of quality systems in high-volume manufacturing and comfortable in a lab with hazardous materials/chemicals; able to move up to 50 lbs.
• Comfortable in a lab with hazardous materials/chemicals, able to move up to 50 lbs. and strong Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Continuous improvement experience (Lean / Six Sigma preferred) and excellent documentation, organization, and communication
• Ability to work long hours and weekends as needed to meet operational demands
• Basic knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025, control plans, and quality management systems
• Experience standing up multi-shift coverage and a technician skill matrix

Essential Physical Demands

• Be both capable and willing to perform all the various manual tasks involved with lab work, such as safely moving heavy objects, moving large pallets with a pallet jack, handling incoming materials, etc.

• Must be able to walk multiple flights of stairs and will need to lift up to 25 lbs.

• Must be able to stand for long periods of time