Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Associate Maintenance Manager - Solar Manufacturing

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrookshire, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in maintenance or equipment management, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
Proven experience in all facets of automated manufacturing maintenance, including preventive maintenance and total productive maintenance development, breakdown management, and spare parts strategy.
Strong technical knowledge of equipment, products, and processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Experience managing maintenance teams through a computerized maintenance management system such as Flux, SAP PM, Maximo, or an equivalent system.
Excellent communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills, with willingness to engage in hands-on work and demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and department leaders.
Capability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, with travel varying based on launch timing.

Responsibilities

During launch of the greenfield facility, lead area readiness for functional testing, equipment and product testing, lockout/tagout reviews and safety sign-offs, and work instruction development.
Own area equipment availability and overall equipment effectiveness contribution; develop systems to track current conditions and identify key areas for improvement.
Drive breakdown management by ensuring clear separation of short-term recovery and long-term corrective actions, with systems to prevent repeat occurrences.
Lead preventive maintenance and total productive maintenance program development and implementation; track and drive measurable compliance improvements.
Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors and leads; assess skill sets, build training action plans, and drive engagement, retention, and a culture of ownership.
Own equipment spare parts strategy for the area, including critical versus non-critical determination and audit methods; coordinate with the Spares Lead and Material Planners on parts availability.
Partner with engineering on equipment upgrades, commissioning, and reliability improvement projects; ensure team safety training is current and environmental, health, and safety incidents and workplace hazards are addressed.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with programmable logic controller platforms and robotic systems.
Reliability-centered maintenance or precision maintenance experience, Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional certification, and ownership of maintenance key performance indicators such as overall equipment effectiveness, mean time between failures, mean time to repair, and preventive maintenance compliance.
Background in high-volume semiconductor, solar, battery, or automotive manufacturing.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	Brookshire, Texas
Requisition ID	279254
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>Tesla is seeking a Maintenance Associate Manager to lead a maintenance team across an assigned area of solar manufacturing operations (Ingot, Wafer, Cell). You will help deploy 100GW of solar manufacturing from raw materials. This role owns equipment availability, team performance, and the execution of maintenance strategy for the area - driving results through supervisors and technicians on breakdown management, PM/TPM program development, spare parts strategy, and team training. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work with a highly motivated team on extremely challenging projects. </div>

Job Responsibilities

During launch of this greenfield facility, lead area readiness for functional testing, equipment and product testing, LOTO reviews and safety sign-offs, and work instruction development

Own area equipment availability and OEE contribution; develop systems to track current conditions and identify key areas of improvement

Drive breakdown management: ensure clear separation of short-term recovery and long-term corrective actions, with systems to prevent repeat occurrences

Lead PM/TPM program development and implementation; track and drive measurable compliance improvements

Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors and leads; assess skill sets, build training action plans, and drive engagement, retention, and a culture of ownership

Own equipment spare parts strategy for the area (critical vs. non-critical determination and audit methods); coordinate with the Spares Lead and Material Planners on parts availability

Partner with engineering on equipment upgrades, commissioning, and reliability improvement projects; ensure team safety training is current and EHS incidents and workplace hazards are addressed

Job Requirements

8+ years of experience in maintenance or equipment management, including 3+ years in a leadership role

Proven experience in all facets of automated manufacturing maintenance, including PM/TPM development, breakdown management, and spare parts strategy

Strong technical knowledge of equipment, products, and processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment

Experience managing maintenance teams through a CMMS (Flux, SAP PM, Maximo, or equivalent)

Excellent communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills with a willingness to engage in hands-on work; demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and department leaders

Experience with PLC platforms and robotic systems preferred; RCM/precision maintenance, CMRP, and ownership of maintenance KPIs (OEE, MTBF, MTTR, PM Compliance) preferred; high-volume semiconductor, solar, battery, or automotive background preferred

Capability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally; travel will vary based on launch timing

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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