What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager, Solar Manufacturing position at Tesla?
What to Expect
What You'll Do
What You'll Bring
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.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
Tesla is seeking a Production Manager to lead solar manufacturing operations at a massive 100 GW scale. This role will be a core leader in our new Solar Manufacturing organization and will help build and run a high-volume process area within a new greenfield facility. Depending on experience, this role may own Ingot, Wafer, or Cell manufacturing. This is a hands-on leadership role for an operator of scale who thrives on building teams, launching processes, and delivering world-class safety, quality, delivery, and cost. This role is core to Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to amazing abundance. You will report to the Sr. Manager, Operations and be a key driver of best-in-class manufacturing performance on the shop floor.
What You'll Do
- During launch of this greenfield facility, lead production readiness including commissioning support, staffing, training, and work instruction rollout
- Monitor production KPIs from ramp to steady-state operations, identify losses, and close performance gaps in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, maintenance, quality, etc.)
- Build the production team of salaried and hourly members that enables our ramp schedule
- Maintain floor discipline through standardized work, 5S, documentation control, and consistent operating practices
- Lead response to safety, quality, and process issues, including containment, root cause support, and corrective action follow-through
- Support new product, material, and process introductions through shop-floor readiness, training, pilot runs, and ramp execution
- Lead continuous improvement projects that improve safety, yield, throughput, labor efficiency, and cost
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience
- 10 years in high-volume, high-speed manufacturing; solar or semiconductor strongly preferred with 7 years of progressive operations leadership in a manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting factory launch, equipment start-up, or production ramp
- Working knowledge of standardized work, lean manufacturing, 5S, and structured problem-solving frameworks
- Ability to use production data and root cause methods to improve yield, uptime, and throughput
- Clear written and verbal communication skills with operators, engineers, and senior leadership
- Capability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally. Travel will vary based on launch timing. More frequently during build, less frequently during HVM and sustaining
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
Benefits:
Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off, 401K PlanSalary : $82,754 - $138,862