Quality Technician General Assembly – Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in Grünheide (Mark) bei Tesla

Tesla is seeking Quality Technician for the General Assembly Quality Engineering Team, to support problem solving through General Assembly, from the first assembly line til factory gate. Our main goal is to build a car safe for your mom to drive, with the highest quality standards possible, without stopping the line from running.

Specifically, this position will involve the identifying & root causing of repeated issues, cross checked with factory and vehicle data available on daily basis. This includes process validation, on the fly countermeasures, and continuous improvement of manufacturing quality systems across all product lines.

The person selected for this role will have a unique opportunity to help serve all vehicle products produced at the Berlin factory. The nature of the work will be hands-on and fast-paced, with the opportunity to meaningfully improve the experience of Tesla’s products by reducing production quality and field issues.

• Utilize problem solving skills methods to identify, root cause, & eliminate quality issues.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business process needs into quality improvements aimed at reducing vehicle issues in the line.
• Work closely with production, process, and quality team counterparts to support testing and validation of new processes in a live production environment.
• Interface between factory quality and production teams to increase knowledge and establish a feedback loop for continuous improvement.
• Perform systems validation for new lines and product launches with a focus on preventing customer and factory-related issues.
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities (potential gaps between process and production) and work with relevant teams to develop and implement solutions (i.e. support issue resolution from root-cause analysis to countermeasure implementation)
• Act as a business point of contact for users for day-to-day queries and requests
• Monitor health of system on daily basis (None-Conformance analysis), provide trainings as needed and perform preventive checks and act through the factory to ensure our quality targets are met.

• High school diploma required (College degree or equivalent preferred but not must)
• Detail-oriented with excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across diverse functional groups. Must have a passion for problem-solving and improving quality standards
• 1 or more years of experience in a Manufacturing, Quality, or Process focused role
• Strong mechanical aptitude and trouble-shooting skills
• Experience using data analysis tools and production systems.
• Ability to read and interpret basic mechanical drawings.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices highly desired
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and quickly react to keep production running.
• Ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Teams