The Process Technician is critical in ensuring manufacturing lines produce high-quality products efficiently. Collaboration with process and equipment engineering teams is essential to improve reliability, minimize downtime, and enhance vehicle quality through audits and corrective actions.
- Load all materials and chemicals while managing deliveries to support production needs
- Monitor material usage, ensure sufficient on-site inventory, and escalate issues to process engineers or suppliers as required
- Collect and analyze data for materials and equipment, including viscosity, temperature, film build, pressures, pH, and conductivity
- Escalate material characteristics that fall outside specified parameters for timely resolution
- Calculate and add chemicals or solvents to optimize material conditions
- Closely observe equipment performance to reduce fault recovery time and maintain operational efficiency
- Engage with the maintenance team during troubleshooting to address line-down situations
- Two or more years of experience in a production manufacturing environment
- Associate Degree in Science, or equivalent experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for understanding, recording, and creating procedures or shift pass-downs
- Ability to read and interpret instructions accurately
- Sufficient computer skills with proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Ignition
- Solid math skills and the capacity to read and use measuring equipment
- Flexibility to work off-shifts and weekends as needed
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