Facilities Operator, Facilities

What To Expect

A Tesla Gigafactory Facilities Operator is responsible for monitoring and operating critical facilities equipment to ensure uninterrupted production. This role involves ensuring all facilities equipment operates efficiently to meet Tesla's stringent safety, efficiency, and sustainability standards.

What You'll Do

• Operate and monitor HVAC, hydronic systems, compressed air, medium voltage electrical distribution, chemical refining, delivery, and recovery systems.
• Start and stop equipment, and maintain facility operation through control software.
• Support new equipment installation, startup, commissioning, and sustaining operations.
• Perform routine operator rounds of equipment and systems.
• Utilize control systems to monitor equipment and troubleshoot operational parameters.
• Improve equipment and system reliability through collaboration with teammates and facilities engineers.
• Work from schematics, piping and instrument diagrams, layouts, plans, and follow written/verbal instructions.

Required Skills and Experience

• Basic mechanical and electrical system operations understanding.
• Experience with chemical handling and electrical distribution.
• Reliability, initiative, and a desire to learn.
• Multitasking and adaptability to constant change.
• Adaptable work schedule (compressed work week, night shifts).
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and flexibility.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information.
• Able to use Microsoft Office software.
• Two years of college/technical school or equivalent work experience.
• Applicable training and certifications a plus.

Essential Physical Demands

• Extended periods of standing and walking (up to 12 hours).
• Frequent lifting, pushing, and carrying up to 35 lbs., including 20 lbs. up and down stairs.
• Frequent bending, lifting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and crawling.
• Ability to climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding, or other high structures.
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing.
• Wear personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, reflective vest, and adhere to prescribed safety rules and guidelines.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 payroll deductions.
• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• HSA contribution for high-deductible medical plans.
• Dental and vision plans with $0 payroll contributions.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plans and other financial benefits.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Sick and vacation time.
• Paid holidays.
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources.
• Voluntary benefits such as 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.