Production Planner, Cell Manufacturing

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 Texas location. 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.

• 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
• Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering/Operations Research, Supply Chain Management or another quantitative field preferred or relevant years of experience
• Demonstrated high volume production planning experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally with 2 + 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

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