NCM-Process Associate Manager, Production Engineering, Energ...

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to lead, support, and manage a team of supervisors, technicians and associates in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate is a self-starter with strong leadership capabilities that can manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time. This leader will build a team that can work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality and other departments, in leading Process and Non-Conforming Material initiatives. This leader will be responsible for driving improvements in Final Yield (FY), First Pass Yield (FPY), quality and consistency of reworks, and continual improvement of our NCM process.

Responsibilities:

• Align projects to drive department goals by managing operations and driving metrics in critical areas of the Manufacturing floor.

• Drive continuous improvement and optimization via FPY yield improvement projects, scrap reduction projects, and excursion root cause analysis.
• Develop training programs and hiring plans for Process and NCM team members.
• Build a strong, motivated team capable of consistently delivering high quality products against aggressive metrics.
• Ability to mentor and develop a strong team through selective recruitment, thorough and consistent on-boarding process, training, and coaching, and identification and addressing of competency gaps within team.
• Empower the Process-NCM team to collaborate with engineering to improve product manufacturability and line productivity.
• Develop & maintain Standardized Manufacturing Instructions used in repair and rework by the NCM team members

• Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, NPI, MRB, Production and other teams to define, and track new or modified processes and all associated work instructions, tools, materials, and training.
• Lead change management and breakpoint management.

• Management of team includes proactively planning for labor needs in light of production ramp up, communicating job expectations, performing employee performance and objectives reviews, and managing team in alignment of company policies and procedures.
• Tesla people leaders are responsible for a variety of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assurance functions, including ensuring their teams’ safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, proactively correcting workplace hazards in the areas, and empowering others to continuously improve operations.

Requirements:

• Experience in selecting and developing new team members
• 3 years of experience managing teams of people in a high-volume manufacturing setting
• Strong organization and record-keeping skills with strong attention to detail to maintain team accountability
• Ability to work and lead effectively with team and peers within a production and engineering organization.
• Enthusiastic, innovative, and take-charge attitude. This candidate is able to work independently and set the team’s priorities based on competing and urgent needs of the business.
• Proficient in lean manufacturing methodologies and leadership
• Data collection and analysis experience.
• Strong analytical capability and familiarity with analytical and statistical software systems
• Ability to work with and develop production performance metrics (efficiency, quality, safety, throughput, costs)
• Strong problem-solving skills and an aptitude for both learning systems quickly and teaching them to others
• Creative capacity for developing new ways to do things better.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence in presenting to upper management
• Strong organization skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrates adherence to EHS regulations and standards and leads by example
• Able to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
• Communicate clearly using excellent written and verbal skills; able to interface with executives and leaders on a daily basis
• Fluent with common MS office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred