Equipment Technician, Model Y, Castings

The Equipment Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring the operational efficiency of advanced manufacturing equipment. This role emphasizes technical leadership, maintenance, and repair of high-speed mechanical and electrical systems, factory automation, and robotics. The technician manages equipment breakdowns, provides guidance to team members, and supports shift supervisors in maintaining peak production performance.

What You'll Do

• Assign and oversee maintenance tasks, ensuring timely completion and adherence to key performance indicators
• Conduct performance audits on 5S practices, workmanship quality, job site cleanliness, and time management while providing actionable feedback
• Implement and maintain escalation protocols for urgent equipment issues to minimize downtime
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on complex industrial and mechanical systems, including major repairs, rebuilds, and installations
• Collaborate with process and equipment engineering teams to enhance equipment reliability and optimize maintenance procedures
• Manage and optimize inventory of parts and supplies, including procurement, sourcing, and stock control

What You'll Bring

• Proven proficiency in mechanical and pneumatic systems
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, or equivalent technical training
• Advanced problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to diagnose root causes and implement effective long-term solutions
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply detailed mechanical and electrical schematics while performing precise measurements and adjustments
• Strong commitment to safety, maintenance protocols, and quality standards
• Physically capable of performing demanding tasks in confined or challenging environments

Essential Physical Demands

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs
• Scoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours a day
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding or other high structures
• Find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental and vision plans with $0 payroll contribution
• HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• 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