Lead Material Handler

What You'll Do

• Aid daily operations of material flow, including receiving, issuing, organizing materials to support production schedules, maintaining inventory accuracy, and driving continuous improvements.
• Train and develop team members, implementing training plans and managing cross-training and staff rotations.
• Maintain safety, quality, and productivity standards by monitoring material needs for assigned production areas, tracking real-time progress to delivery targets, and adjusting manpower as needed.
• Conduct first-level investigations into quality and safety incidents, documenting findings and proposing preventive actions.
• Safely operate equipment such as forklifts, tuggers, pallet jacks, and flatbed carts to transport materials to/from production areas and prepare outgoing materials using proper packaging methods.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment by following 5S protocols and ensuring proper PPE usage.
• Collaborate with supervisors and cross-functional teams to support continuous improvement initiatives in safety, quality, cost, and productivity.

What You'll Bring

• Current Tesla Production Control experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to mentor and manage a team effectively.
• Experience with technology, including laptops, scanners, Microsoft Office-based systems, and other data entry tools preferred.
• A positive, team-oriented attitude with a track record of meeting goals and completing tasks.
• A commitment to adhering to safety standards and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience with heavy equipment such as forklifts, tuggers, pallet jacks, and flatbed carts, Forklift certification preferred.

Essential Physical Demands

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours/day.
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs.
• The ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs.
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach to install vehicle parts of varying size and weight overhead, accurately and in allotted timeframes.
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain.
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day.
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding or other high structures.
• To find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing.
• Demonstrated ability to handle and manipulate tooling and mechanically fasten bolts within required cycle time, quickly and accurately during new hire training and maintaining ability throughout employment.
• Exposures to hazardous materials used in the painting process and ability to follow waste handling/disposal procedures.
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, hearing protection, full-face respirators, gloves, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines.

Benefits

• 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