Associate Facilities Operations and Maintenance Manager

Tesla’s Facilities Operations team operates and maintains numerous facilities exceeding over a million square feet of offices, labs, warehouse, and manufacturing support space, supporting products of the future — overseeing the design, implementation, maintenance, and operation of large-scale equipment and utility systems that keep manufacturing running. As the Associate Facilities Operations and Maintenance Manager on the Facilities Operations team, you will lead daily facilities operations, maintenance and utilities execution in our locations throughout Texas and other states. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in both mechanical and electrical equipment, along with proven leadership skills. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and reliable functioning of various facility systems, including power distribution, cooling systems, and related infrastructure. This role requires a high level of technical expertise, and attention to detail.

- Lead, coach, and develop a multi-discipline team of technicians— including training, work delegation, problem resolution, and on-shift execution of PMs, SOPs, and job plans — supporting operational buildings in a safe, reliable, and cost-effective manner

- Own work assignment and tracking through CMMS; lead preventive and corrective maintenance, work-order processing, spare-parts readiness, and troubleshooting across site infrastructure and utilities — HVAC and mechanical (AHUs, MAUs, RTUs, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, compressed air, exhaust, chilled water), electrical distribution (switchgear, transformers, lighting), and instrumentation and controls

- Identify building improvements and equipment modifications that improve safety, reliability, maintainability, and operability; generate and implement corrective action plans for repairs, replacements, and modifications

- Drive root-cause investigations and failure-analysis reporting on equipment and system failures; act as incident commander for facility excursions and escalations, and serve as first point of contact for issues that arise

- Manage contractor relationships — scope, performance, feedback during negotiations, and monitoring of renewal dates and clauses — while building in-house capability to minimize contractor dependence

- Coordinate projects with design, construction, operations, maintenance, and production leads, including building changes, expansions, and modifications

- Develop and manage the annual operations and maintenance budget, and drive compliance with site and corporate EHS requirements and with local and federal regulations, including relevant mechanical and building codes

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience leading support operations and maintenance personnel in a manufacturing or commercial environment — with a demonstrated ability to train, coach, and hold the team to standard
- Strong working knowledge of applicable codes and regulations (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO, California mechanical and building codes)
- Technical depth across industrial HVAC/mechanical, electrical distribution, and/or process utilities; CMMS experience required
- Demonstrated organizational and communication skills with employees, contractors, and senior leadership, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment under constantly changing priorities and demands
- Ability to work and support nights, weekends, and off-shift as needed to support a 24/7 factory
- Strong project management, budgeting, vendor negotiation, and demonstrated leadership capabilities
- Excellent communication, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills