Production Planner

What To Expect
Tesla’s Manufacturing Operations team is looking for an experienced and driven Production Planner to work alongside manufacturing to support production goals at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada location. The planner will be responsible for scheduling production across the value stream for Battery Packs. The planner will also be responsible for structuring and performing analysis to support the road map for production capacity changes on their assigned production lines.

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

Represent production in the sales and operational planning process for Tesla Production, communicating plans, plan revisions, and production vs. plan to all Manufacturing, support, and business stakeholders

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, 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

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

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

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