Supervisor, Quality Inspector (Night Shift)

About the role

The Quality Supervisor manages and leads a team of Quality Leads and Quality Inspectors to ensure all materials are correctly processed according to Tesla standards. They assist their team in determining the disposition of production parts and promote a culture of quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Quality Leads and Quality Inspectors, including creating schedules, monitoring breaks, and providing coaching.
• Guide inspection and rework teams in proper part disposition, ensuring they understand the difference between good, repair needed, and scrap.
• Prepare and lead daily Quality meetings with Quality Inspection Management.
• Document and communicate any identified defects, escalating unresolved issues to Quality Inspection Management.
• Ensure ongoing production meets established quality standards and communicate emerging issues to prevent negative impacts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with production and engineering teams, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Execute all responsibilities while maintaining a safe, quality-focused, positive environment, and cost-saving practices.

Requirements

• Ability to visually detect defects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to identify and differentiate between several defect types.
• Ability to determine defect severity and required responses.
• Ability to help establish immediate containment activities.
• Ability to build solid relationships with various teams across multiple departments.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to apply critical thinking to engage and troubleshoot new quality issues.
• Ability to handle difficult conversations with team members.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and leading teams in a manufacturing or quality control environment.
• Strong understanding of quality standards and processes.
• Proven ability to resolve defects and improve quality outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Skills

• Visual inspection skills.
• Detail-oriented record-keeping and reporting.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Team leadership and mentoring skills.

Benefits

Tesla offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive pay and cash and stock awards.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with no payroll deductions.
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and AD&D 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.
• Discounts and perks program.

Expected Compensation: $86,400 - $151,200 annually.