Equipment Maintenance Planner, Optimus

The Equipment Maintenance Planner will support the Optimus Maintenance team. The role of the Maintenance Planner is to improve work force productivity, and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of labor, parts and material, and equipment downtime. Maintenance Planners are critical in helping to ensure, or extend the life expectancy of equipment, and therefore aiding in the total reduction of maintenance costs and increased throughput of equipment. This individual will act as a key liaison between Production Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to ensure value added, critical sustaining work is done with a high degree of efficiency and professionalism.

• Utilizing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), plan, and schedule corrective, and preventative maintenance activities outlined by the maintenance or engineering teams and management, by task and priority level to the maintenance teams (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually, etc.)
• Own asset classification and management of adding new equipment assets as needed with new line products, and assembly equipment installations
• Coordinate, and itemize production line shutdown work-lists, orders, and assignment of task owners by shift, team, and execution dates
• Identify labor, materials, tools, and safety requirements for maintenance work orders; and work with requesting personnel and pre-task planning is completed
• Support spare parts management; and assist with procuring, searching, itemizing, and controlling critical spare parts lists, inventorying, and engaging with internal Spares and Engineering teams to ensure maintenance teams have up-to-date spares inventories; and track consumption trends for areas of concern
• Communicate job plans to the Supervisors, Engineers, and maintenance team prior to start of project, shutdown, or extended downtime. Communicate and collaborate with Operations Team to optimize scheduling
• Manage Work Order backlogs, track work order aging, and communicate planned and ready backlogs to owning Supervisors and Techs. Run reports weekly as needed by management to understand status of aging items

• Degree in Management, Engineering or related discipline preferred, or equivalent experience
• Equivalent background would involve a minimum of five years in manufacturing maintenance and machine operations experience with progressive responsibility
• Four years or more of industrial maintenance supervisory or similar leadership experience preferred
• Strong preventive maintenance development experience, familiarity with reliability centered maintenance principles preferred
• Able to manage multiple tasks with competing priorities, establish and achieve goals
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good computer skills, experience with Microsoft Office a must

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

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.