Associate Manager, Production Control

What to Expect

Tesla is recruiting for an experienced Production Control Associate Manager to join our Team and oversee day-to-day operations in Sparks, NV. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing inbound material receiving, warehousing, conveyance (bring parts to the line), outbound finished goods and trailer yard operations. In this role, the Production Control Associate Manager is hands-on, and provides coaching and mentoring to the team, while striving to meet the goals and objectives of the organization. This individual will work closely with Production, Material Flow Engineering, Planning, Service Distribution and Logistics to ensure overall success of Tesla.

What You’ll Do

• Manage inbound material flow and parts put-away to warehouse or supermarkets
• Ensure on-time delivery of parts and material to the manufacturing line and ensure on-time and compliant outbound shipments to the service customers
• Manage material flow processes and ensure system accuracy of inventory
• Ensure core KPI targets are met in Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost and Delivery
• Manage warehouse inventory to optimal levels and drive continuous improvement while conducting daily safety, and process audits to ensure adherence to safety protocols and compliance to standard work
• Lead efforts to optimize space and workforce, while ensuring downstream customer satisfaction while maintaining a culture of cost reduction, operational improvements and continuous learning
• 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

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 3 years of Production Control and/or Warehouse Distribution experience as a supervisor or higher
• Prior experience in managing fast-paced teams and driving solutions in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working cross-functionally with Production, Planning, Logistics and Engineering
• Ability to maintain a safe work environment by establishing and enforcing operational standards and procedures
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and ability to deploy lean concepts
• Working knowledge of supporting systems (MFS, MES, MOS)
• Working knowledge of standard work, material flow and mobile equipment practices