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Associate Manager, Operation Control Center

Tesla Motors, Inc.
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, Texas, Austin
Sep 17, 2026
What to Expect Ideal candidate has shop leadership, manufacturing engineering, and production planning experience plus a technical background in high-volume EV manufacturing. Role owns look-ahead planning, near-term plan pivots, and recovery coordination with shop leadership, Production Control, Master Scheduling, NPI, Material Planning, and Logistics. What You'll Do Lead, hire, coach, and performance-manage Lead Production Controllers, Production Controllers, and OCC Technicians across multi-shift coverage Set OCC operating standards for look-ahead, escalation, communications, recovery, and closed-loop follow-through Own near-term plan and authorize factory-level plan pivots that maximize output across GA, Paint, Body, Plastics, Stamping, Castings, Drive Unit, Battery, Power Electronics, and Service Accountable for product and material flow into, through, and out of shops for Model Y, Cybertruck, and Cybercab Drive hourly KPI updates, root-cause analysis on downtime/OEE/WIP discrepancies, and shop recovery action plans Standardize and scale GFTX OCC playbooks, Daily Sync/Tracker, Failure Analysis, VIN tracking, BDC/ASRS control, and multi-program mix/option-code systems Align labor allocation, JIT/JIS timing, ECO/NPI deployments, and post-shutdown recovery with shops, PC, Material Planning, and Logistics What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree in engineering, Operations, or equivalent experience 5+ years high-volume manufacturing as shop lead/manager, manufacturing engineer, planner/scheduler, or production controller 2+ years people management of leads, supervisors, or controllers on multi-shift teams Proven ability to run constrained near-term plans (mix, material, downtime, NPI, labor) and make factory-level calls with incomplete data Proficiency in Excel, Tableau/DataViz, MES/MFS, batch/VIN tools, WIP, and downtime systems with ability to improve them Flexibility for 24/7 day/night and off-hours coverage on the floor and in the control room Strong communication, collaboration, and resourceful problem-solving in a fast-paced environment with clean shift handoffs 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