Coating Manufacturing Technician, LFP Cell Manufacturing

Tesla Inc

Sparks, NV

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, English Language, Hazardous Materials/Substances, Identify Issues, Industrial Coating, Lean Six Sigma, Lift/Move 20 Pounds, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance, Physical Demands, Problem Solving Skills, Record Keeping, Requirements Management, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Process, Safety/Work Safety, Waste Disposal
LOCATION
Sparks, NV
POSTED
30+ days ago

Teslas LFP Electrode Production Team is seeking highly motivated individuals to tackle manufacturing of a challenging new process. You will be working alongside Engineers, Maintenance, Quality, and Training to develop an advanced new process and be among the first individuals to work in a new cell manufacturing factory within Tesla.

This fast-paced team is the perfect environment if you are interested in developing multiple skills and having an immediate impact on the future of energy. You will be a problem solver and an idea contributor. You will bring a get-it-done attitude while successfully developing new skills and grow your career.

You will spend a significant amount of time training, troubleshooting, and driving performance. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Operating Teslas coating lines, requiring highly skilled work in monitoring and adjusting coating die heads
  • Monitoring and adjusting the NMP recovery process in the coated cathode production line, including parameter adjustments to maintain the process within defined specifications
  • Completing standard work process and following work instructions, procedures, and rotating as required
  • Demonstrating flexibility as needed by the business
  • Escalating technical and process issues to the appropriate support groups and leaders
  • Following safety guidelines and procedures and demonstrating a high level of professionalism
  • Maintaining exemplary attendance and punctuality to scheduled shifts

Requirements:

  • Manufacturing industry experience: 3-5 years preferred
  • Experience in large or small-scale manufacturing in a production process role
  • Experience with operating and troubleshooting automated semi-automated manufacturing equipment, basic mechanical troubleshooting preferred
  • Demonstrate ability to analyze problems and error conditions, identify root causes, and implement viable long-term solutions
  • Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles is preferred but not required
  • Command of the English language, both written and verbal, with the ability to understand and record maintenance procedures, shift pass downs
  • Comfortable with frequent change of direction, dynamic work environment, and passion to perform time-sensitive analysis under pressure
  • Demonstrated ability to be a self-driven contributor with limited supervision

Essential Physical Demands:

  • Able to perform assembly work and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing
  • Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
  • Frequently and repetitively lift, push, and carry up to 50 lbs
  • Climb and descend a 10" step and ability to carry 20 lbs up and down stairs
  • Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours a day, including over varied and uneven terrain
  • Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist, and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours a day
  • Exposures to hazardous materials used and ability to follow waste handling and disposal procedures
  • Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing
  • Wearing Personal Protective Equipment for up to 12 hours per day, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, hearing protection, half-face respirators, powered-air purifying respirators (PAPRs), gloves, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines.

About the Company

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Tesla Inc