Quality Technician

As a Quality Technician, you will be a vital part of our team, maintaining high-quality processes and procedures to ensure optimal manufacturing. We are looking for individuals with a proven success record in fast-paced environments who excel in working with and communicating with cross-functional teams. Your hands-on and analytical abilities, organization skills, and attention to detail will be highly valued. You will take pride in these skills, knowing they contribute significantly to our team's success and the quality of our products.

• Work closely with manufacturing to establish processes and procedures to ensure consistently high quality and analyze and interpret data independently to anticipate potential problems and take preventative action
• Utilize product quality plans and control plans, maintain quality performance metrics, and drive issues to root cause solutions
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to have a process that meets the product specification and tolerance and audit the manufacturing line against released manufacturing processes and procedures and process and implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) as required
• Assist in the identification and resolution of incoming material and manufacturing quality issues, contain parts or products as needed, sort parts for quality requirements, and analyze and disposition component and product defects as a member of the Material Review Board
• Participate in continuous improvement activities with manufacturing and take part in an ongoing optimization of the products concerning both cost and production technology
• Work with Supply Quality Engineering and Suppliers to maintain adherence to specifications that support production requirements
• Support FMEA activities to identify design and manufacturing issues and mitigate risks. Provide Design for Manufacturability feedback to Engineering, as well as participate in DFM reviews

• 3+ years of experience within quality systems in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Experienced in QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA preferred
• Strong aptitude with electronic and manual test and measurement systems
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting mechanical drawings and wiring diagrams
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, ability to lift and sort parts of up to 30 pounds as needed
• Ability to use technological tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices, 5S, TPS, TQM, etc. are highly desired

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

• Quality Technician I - $25.88 - $28.80/hour
• Quality Technician II - $30.46 - $33.67/hour

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.