Production Control Supervisor, Cell Manufacturing

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What to Expect

As a Production Control Supervisor, you will be playing a critical role in the success of production. You will work primarily in the warehouse and will be asked to work cross-functionally, interfacing with engineering, planning, and production to ensure production goals are being met. We are seeking candidates for both day and night time shifts following A,B,C,D schedules. As we continue to increase our production volume there will be a need to demonstrate flexibility and work different schedules in order to reach quarterly and annual production goals. 

What You’ll Do

• Provide supervision of day-to-day operations including receiving, stocking, shipping and all transactions related to activities inbound/outbound items.
• Ensure efficiency and accuracy of stocking and organization of inventory, parts inventory.
• Work closely with the parts & service buyers, logistics and quality teams, as well as with internal and external customers around the globe.
• Report directly to the Associate Manager, Production Control.
• Engage in all phases of customer assistance within a dealership parts department, including retail, service and wholesale.
• Assist with setting up and maintaining the warehouse layout and overall flow of materials.
• Train and assist other Tesla team members in locating items within the parts catalog, and procuring parts if necessary.
• Manage space optimization within the distribution center.
• Ensure that warehouse staff effectively and efficiently performs timely receiving, stocking, picking, packing and shipping of inventory to store locations and external customers.
• Address issues with regard to any inbound packaging issues from our internal and external suppliers.
• Communicate with internal teams and internal/external customers, keeping all informed of the inventory and shipping status including No Bin, No Cost, No Movement reporting.
• Monitor the inventory work, the implementation of assigned processes, such as coordinate a cycle count program, and troubleshoot all order problems, and suggesting changes accordingly.
• Resolve process issues related to materials management, warehousing, production control, logistics, distribution, and returns of finished goods and sub-assemblies.

What You’ll Bring

• High School Diploma required, Associates or Bachelors degree preferred.  
• Minimum of 3 years’ supervisory experience in a fast-paced warehouse or distribution center environment.
• Flexibility to change assigned work shift, as the Gigafactory, TX continues to ramp the needs of production will change and this may result in a change to work schedule to ensure the business demands are met.
• Robust experience in creating metrics for performance management. 
• Able to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various teams including service and supply chain personnel in a lean principles environment.
• In-depth experience in change management process (ECO).
• Knowledge and application of TPS, min/max principles, and logistics methodology in a JIT environment.
• Proven ability to provide leadership and motivation to a large group of warehouse personnel.
• Familiarity with outbound shipping requirements of components via common freight carriers domestically and internationally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, advanced Excel skills and experience using SAP a huge plus.
• Excellent Organizational skills to manage and track transaction details coming into the department.
• Familiarity with automotive DMS systems, from a parts perspective, and should understand how invoicing, ordering and receiving screens in the DMS system interact with each other.
• Ability to work night shift required
• Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal

Compensation and Benefits

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)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 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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