Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Lead Non Conforming Materials Technician - LFP Battery Cell Manufacturing

Inspection & TestUpdated on Nov 7

Full-timeSparks, NV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in high-volume manufacturing, quality, material disposition, or electronics.
Demonstrated ability to train others and uphold a consistent standard.
Accuracy with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) transactions, scanner workflows, and Excel.
Ability to interpret work instructions, refine them for clarity and usability, and train the team to follow the standard correctly.
Availability to work 12-hour shifts, weekends, overtime, and changing shift patterns as production lines ramp.
Ability to stand for most of the shift, work in personal protective equipment and dry-room conditions as required, and lift up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

Serve as the working lead on shift, responsible for disposition quality, technician capability, aging control, and day-to-day floor execution.
Execute, teach, and certify non-conforming materials standard work across identification, containment, judgment, rework, return-to-line, scrap, and MES transactions.
Act as the first technical point of contact on shift, resolving playbook issues on the floor and escalating gaps with a clear recommendation.
Set the standard on Take Charge, personal protective equipment, lockout, and chemical handling, with no open safeguard actions in non-conforming materials.
Keep product moving with first-pass disposition, and ensure every aged unit has an owner and next action.
Track and report shift performance on the board, including material aging and the oldest 10 units, input versus good output, top scrap drivers, and open 5S findings.
Lead daily 5S in non-conforming materials and keep the area audit-ready.

Desired Qualifications

Tesla experience in production, quality, or non-conforming materials, with working knowledge of site systems, flow, and floor pace.
Hands-on battery cell manufacturing process knowledge.
Experience directing work, upholding a standard, and covering the floor.
Experience training and developing skill in standard work, certifying readiness, and keeping the team current.
Quality-inspector experience judging product to specification, containing risk, and documenting disposition decisions.
5S or layered-audit experience running area standards, closing findings quickly, and keeping the workspace audit-ready.
Active powered industrial truck (PIT) or forklift certification.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	Sparks, Nevada
Requisition ID	284064
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>Tesla's LFP Cell Manufacturing is ramping, and non-conforming material is how yield is recovered and scrap is minimized. The NCM Lead Technician is the working lead on shift, responsible for disposition quality, technician capability, aging control, and day-to-day floor execution. You will own NCM execution and keep the standard intact when leadership is not on the floor. You stay close to the process, spend a meaningful share of the shift hands-on, and lead from the floor rather than from a desk. You will train technicians, drive disposition quality, reduce aging, and sustain 5S while partnering with Quality, Production Engineering, and Production. NCM surfaces process issues in real time so defects return to the line that created them. As the shift lead, you set floor direction, support technician performance, and escalate attendance or performance concerns to the supervisor the same day.</div>

Job Responsibilities

Serve as the working lead on shift, responsible for disposition quality, technician capability, aging control, and day-to-day floor execution
Execute, teach, and certify NCM standard work across identification, containment, judgement, rework, return-to-line, scrap, and MES transactions
Act as the first technical stop on shift, resolving playbook issues on the floor and escalating gaps with a clear recommendation
Set the standard on Take Charge, PPE, lockout, and chemical handling with zero open safeguard actions in NCM
Keep product moving with first-pass disposition, and leave no aged unit without an owner and a next action
Track and report shift performance on the board: material aging and oldest 10, input vs good output, top scrap drivers, and open 5S findings
Lead daily 5S in NCM and keep the area audit-ready

Job Requirements

2+ years in high-volume manufacturing, quality, material disposition, or electronics
Demonstrated ability to train others and uphold a consistent standard
Accurate in MES transactions, scanner workflows, and Excel
Able to interpret work instructions, refine for clarity and usability, and train the team to run the standard correctly
Able to work 12-hour shifts, weekends, overtime, and changing shift patterns as lines ramp
Able to stand most of the shift, work in PPE and dry-room conditions as required, and lift up to 40 lbs.

Preferred

Tesla experience in production, quality, or NCM with working knowledge of site systems, flow, and floor pace
Hands-on battery cell manufacturing process knowledge
Lead experience directing work, holding a standard, and covering the floor
Trainer experience developing skill on standard work, certifying readiness, and keeping the team current
Quality-inspector experience judging product to spec, containing risk, and documenting disposition decisions
5S or layered-audit experience running area standards, closing findings fast, and keeping the workspace audit-ready
Active PIT or forklift certification

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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