Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Packaging Technical Program Manager - Packaging

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Industrial Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Supply Chain, or Engineering Management, or equivalent experience.
Working knowledge of material flow, supply chain, purchasing, and transportation management systems.
A structured, data-driven, and quantitative problem-solving approach.
Ability to set expectations, manage to deadlines, and hold individuals and teams accountable to critical milestones.
Ability to drive strategic discussions and convert strategy into action.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with factory stakeholders, including production, material flow, operations, and quality teams, to identify and define a forward-looking plan for engineering work.
Manage packaging improvement requests and assign priorities based on company and department needs.
Assign projects to packaging engineers and drive on-time completion by addressing potential risks and bottlenecks.
Identify and escalate operational, timing, and engineering risks to leadership groups.
Ensure detailed project tracking compliance using internal project management tools.
Identify data and process gaps and areas for optimization, and support management with dashboards, key performance indicators, and ad hoc analyses.
Drive problem-solving and continuous-improvement initiatives to improve and automate packaging workflows and supply chain operations.
Publish periodic and ad hoc update reports regarding packaging plans to factory leadership.

Desired Qualifications

Experience or exposure to the quality function in the automotive industry is preferred.
Work experience in a packaging function, manufacturing, or quality is preferred.

Category	Supply Chain
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	287527
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>Austin's Packaging Engineering team is seeking a Packaging Technical Program Manager to lead the scheduling, risk management, and status communication for innovative packaging programs, collaborating closely with packaging engineers to develop and implement cutting-edge solutions. These solutions must effectively protect products while seamlessly integrating with automated material flow and manufacturing lines, all while ensuring financial viability. In this role, you will partner with a broad cross-functional team—including supply chain, design, planning, manufacturing, and material flow stakeholders—to identify, prioritize, and execute packaging projects that support production ramp-up and drive overall cost reductions. As a thought leader, you will spearhead solution development and project execution, building deep expertise in the Packaging development process and returnable operation. Success requires strategic thinking to connect high-level objectives with granular deliverables, while simultaneously managing process and tool improvement initiatives. </div>

Job Responsibilities

Collaborate with factory stakeholders such as production, material flow, operations and quality teams to identify and define a future-looking plan for engineering work to be completed
Manage packaging improvement requests and assign priorities based on company/department needs
Manage assignment of projects to respective packaging engineers to drive on time completion of projects through unlocking potential risks and bottlenecks
Identify and escalate operational/timing/engineering risk to respective Leadership groups
Ensure detailed project tracking compliance utilizing internal project management tools
Identify data, process gaps, and areas for optimization while supporting management with dashboards, KPIs and ad-hoc analyses
Drive problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives to improve & automate packaging workflows and supply chain operations; publish periodic and ad-hoc update reports regarding packaging plans to factory leadership

Job Requirements

Degree in Industrial Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Supply Chain, Engineering Management, or equivalent experience
Working knowledge of material flow, supply chain, purchasing and transportation management systems
Structured, data-driven and quantitative problem solving approach
Proven ability to set expectations, manage to deadlines and hold individuals and teams accountable to critical milestones
Ability to drive strategic discussions and convert strategy to action
Experience or exposure to quality function in automotive industry is preferred
Work experience in packaging function, manufacturing, or quality is preferred

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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