Equipment Maintenance Technician, Data Center Manufacturing, Powdercoat

What to Expect

As a Tesla Maintenance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational availability of a wide array of manufacturing equipment. You will apply your technical skills to install, maintain and repair mechanical and electrical systems, factory automation and robotics. You will work with the highest caliber process and equipment engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize or eliminate downtime.

Tesla's Maintenance Technicians are also the first‑responding problem solvers who manage machine breakdown recoveries to keep production running.

• Day‑to‑day coverage of production line equipment: respond to alarms, breakdowns, and production requests quickly and efficiently to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose equipment failures, find the root cause and communicate actions taken to the rest of the team.
• Take initiative to improve PM documents and schedules, under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor and Leads.
• Perform major equipment repairs and rebuilds; some weekends and holidays required.
• Use manufacturing systems effectively (MES, Spares Inventory, Issue Tracking).
• Work with Process and Equipment Engineering and other cross‑functional groups to resolve maintenance issues, improve equipment reliability, review procedures, and minimize equipment downtime.
• Follow all aspects of Maintenance Safety protocol (LOTO, 5‑S, Arc Flash, etc.), ensuring that the maintenance team operates safely at all times, always leading by example.

• 3+ years of experience maintaining industrial equipment and automation, or as an automotive technician, or technical military experience in lieu of a degree, or equivalent experience.
• Strong Siemens PLC experience highly desired.
• Fanuc robot experience a plus.
• Areas of familiarity may include one or more of the following: electrical/electronics, mechanical/machining, or automation/PLC/robotics, Atlas Copco, laser welding & dispense systems.
• Skilled at troubleshooting automation, conveyance, electromechanical, and pneumatic/hydraulic systems, along with maintaining Cincinannti Test Systems, Chroma & Yioki testers is a plus.
• Able to read and interpret basic mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
• Must have command of English language, both written and verbal.

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day.
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours a day, including over varied and uneven terrain.
• Frequently and repetitively lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs.
• Frequently and repetitively bend, lift and reach to install parts.
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours a day.
• 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.
• Wearing personal protective equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump cap and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines.

• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction.
• Family‑building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with $0 paycheck contribution.
• Company‑paid Health Savings Account (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 salaried 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.