What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Manager, Collision Validation position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
What to Expect
What You'll Do
What You'll Bring
Compensation and Benefits
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
TheAssociateManager, Collision Validationis responsible for leading the teams that validate and create flat rate times for the collision repair manual for Tesla vehicles. This leader is responsible for leading the collision validation team to support vehicle market entry through ensuring 100% vehicle replaceability and repairability is achieved and all collision damage can be repaired on day zero of customer deliveries.
What You'll Do
- Direct, lead, mentor, and train Collision Validation teammates
- Manage repair workshop and ongoing operations
- Partnership with engineeringteams to lead innovation of the collision repair manual, validate the repairs, identify process optimizations, and simplification or repairs
- Optimize systems and/or processes used for creating replacement procedures, technical documentation and recording validation times
- Partner with Tools & Equipment for new vehicle readiness, building specifications, reviewing third party test data, validating tooling onsite
- Interact with international teams to coordinate repair validation initiatives
- Anyadditional needs deemed necessary by the business
What You'll Bring
- 10 years of collision industry experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalentin experience in Automotive, business administration, management, or engineering
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Professional experience: Prior leadership experience in collision repair or reconditioning focused industry
- Strong proven experience leading field, technical repair, or manufacturing teams in a fast -paced, technology-driven environment with strong customer facing responsibilities
- Experience developing and operatingcomplex processes using lean or other techniques
- Technical acumen is required - you must develop a knowledge of all Tesla products, as well as collision repair systems, process, and procedures
- Strong working knowledge of industry regulations and legislative guideline
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)
- 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
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.