Production Planner, Gulf Coast Lithium Refinery

What to Expect

Tesla's Gulf Coast Lithium Refinery is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Production Planner to support refinery operations. In this role, you be responsible for developing, coordinating, and optimizing production plans to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective refinery operations. This role aligns production schedules with demand forecasts, inventory targets, maintenance activities, and regulatory requirements while maximizing plant utilization and minimizing disruptions. You will partner closely with our production, logistics, and cost and optimization teams.

This is a rare opportunity to play a critical role in scaling a novel chemical manufacturing process that supports Tesla's mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.

• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term production plans for the refinery in line with demand forecasts and business objectives
• Coordinate production schedules with operations, maintenance, supply chain, and logistics teams
• Monitor production performance and adjust plans to address equipment constraints, feedstock availability, or process upsets
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to integrate planned shutdowns, turnarounds, and unplanned outages into production plans
• Analyze production data to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements in all planning activities
• Prepare and present production reports, KPIs, and forecasts to management

• 3+ years in a refinery or petrochemical production operations preferred
• Experience with operational data trending tools (e.g., PI Vision, Aspen, Seeq)
• Experience with Microsoft Excel building pivot tables and basic analysis
• Strong understanding of refinery processes, unit operations, and production workflows inclusive of process flow diagrams (PFDs), basic P&IDs and mass balance
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and adaptability to learn new technologies and work extended hours as needed
• Command of the English language, both written and verbal

Benefits

Along with 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