Nonconforming Materials Supervisor, LFP Cell Manufacturing

About the role

Nonconforming Materials Supervisor, LFP Cell Manufacturing | Tesla (Manufacturing)

Location: Sparks, Nevada | Req ID: 266909 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

We are looking for a highly motivated individuals to lead, support, and manage a team of NCM associates in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate is a self-starter with strong leadership capabilities that can manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time. This leader will build a team that can work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality and other departments, in leading Process and Non-Conforming Material initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Align projects to drive department goals by managing operations and driving metrics in critical areas of the manufacturing floor
• Monitor, manage and countermeasure MMS and WIP accumulations and monitor defect trends and escalate to responsible engineering, quality, and production teams
• Disposition of special case non-conforming materials that come from the manufacturing line and support issue resolution including root cause investigation & corrective action tracking
• Ensure quality standards are being met throughout the entire rework process and support no defects escaping the NCM area
• Ensure processes provide a high level of safety and ergonomic compliance
• Management of team includes proactively planning for labor needs in light of production ramp up, communicating job expectations, performing employee performance and objectives reviews, and managing team in alignment of company policies and procedures
• 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

• 2 years of college/technical school or equivalent work experience
• Strong organization and record-keeping skills with strong attention to detail to maintain team accountability and strong analytical capability and familiarity with analytical and statistical software systems
• Enthusiastic, innovative, and take-charge attitude. This candidate is able to work independently and set the team’s priorities based on competing and urgent needs of the business
• Proficient in lean manufacturing methodologies, leadership, data collection and analysis experience
• Ability to work with and develop production performance metrics (efficiency, quality, safety, throughput, costs)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence in presenting to upper management and strong organization skills with meticulous attention to detail and able to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
• Fluent with common MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)