Sr. Technical Program Manager, Packaging

Description

Austin's Packaging Engineering team is seeking a Packaging Technical Program Manager to lead the scheduling, risk management, and status communication for innovative packaging programs, collaborating closely with packaging engineers to develop and implement cutting-edge solutions. These solutions must effectively protect products while seamlessly integrating with automated material flow and manufacturing lines, all while ensuring financial viability. In this role, you will partner with a broad cross-functional team—including supply chain, design, planning, manufacturing, and material flow stakeholders—to identify, prioritize, and execute packaging projects that support production ramp-up and drive overall cost reductions. As a thought leader, you will spearhead solution development and project execution, building deep expertise in the Packaging development process and returnable operation. Success requires strategic thinking to connect high-level objectives with granular deliverables, while simultaneously managing process and tool improvement initiatives. 

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with factory stakeholders such as production, material flow, operations and quality teams to identify and define a future-looking plan for engineering work to be completed
• Manage packaging improvement requests and assign priorities based on company/department needs
• Manage assignment of projects to respective packaging engineers to drive on time completion of projects through unlocking potential risks and bottlenecks
• Identify and escalate operational/timing/engineering risk to respective Leadership groups
• Ensure detailed project tracking compliance utilizing internal project management tools
• Identify data, process gaps, and areas for optimization while supporting management with dashboards, KPIs and ad-hoc analyses
• Drive problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives to improve & automate packaging workflows and supply chain operations; publish periodic and ad-hoc update reports regarding packaging plans to factory leadership 
  

Requirements

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Supply Chain, Engineering Management, or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of material flow, supply chain, purchasing and transportation management systems
• Structured, data-driven and quantitative problem solving approach
• Proven ability to set expectations, manage to deadlines and hold individuals and teams accountable to critical milestones
• Ability to drive strategic discussions and convert strategy to action
• Experience or exposure to quality function in automotive industry is preferred
• Work experience in packaging function, manufacturing, or quality is preferred 

Compensation and Benefits

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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)