Manager, Workplace Operations

What to Expect

As Manager of Workplace Operations, you are responsible for overseeing Transportation, Culinary, Mail Room, and Janitorial operations across multiple areas in manufacturing, R&D, and office locations. You will lead through the existing functional leaders for each of these disciplines, holding them accountable for service quality, operational excellence, and team performance.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate exemplary leadership, people management, critical thinking, innovation, and the ability to operate across multiple service lines at once. They must have proven success in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with exceptional communication skills.

The Workplace Team’s mission is to create an environment for our high-performing teams that allows them to realize their true potential. Whichever group we collaborate with, we constantly push ourselves to approach challenges from first principles. This role focuses in Operational Excellence: delivering reliable, high-quality workplace services at scale; optimizing Transportation, Culinary, Mail Room, and Janitorial services; and finding the best solutions locally and at scale. All of this under the guiding principle of sustainability.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop the existing leaders for Transportation, Culinary, Mail Room, and Janitorial. Set clear expectations, coach performance, and hold each discipline accountable for service delivery, program excellence, safety, and KPI results
• Sustain and iterate operational guidelines, standard procedures, and service standards, and manage day-to-day Workplace Operations to maximize efficiency across transportation, kitchens and dining, mail/shipping infrastructure, custodial assets, and site resources
• Partner with functional leaders to maintain staffing by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintain a safe and secure work environment; and develop growth opportunities for leaders and their teams
• Implement vendor management best practices and oversee vendors, business partners, and contractors supporting Transportation, Culinary, Mail Room, and Janitorial
• Own reporting and budget alignment for all four functions within the department budget. Review plans and proposals to determine timeframes, identify required resources, and resolve operational issues
• Act as the subject matter expert for internal clients and the Workplace Operations team, and strengthen customer relationships across the organization, using functional leaders as the primary operators. Partner with production, engineering, and admin leadership to support their key objectives
• Initiate and lead complex operational initiatives and process improvements spanning the four disciplines to continually improve service, delivery, and employee satisfaction, including in a customer-service intensive, 24/7 multi-shift environment (site dependent)

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience leading multi-site workplace, facilities, or site-services operations, ideally spanning two or more of: transportation, culinary/food service, mail/shipping, or janitorial/custodial
• Demonstrated success managing and developing people leaders (not only individual contributors), with accountability for service quality, staffing, and results through those leaders
• Experience owning vendor performance, service-level agreements, and operating budgets for outsourced or hybrid in-house/vendor operations
• Strong communication, cross-functional partnership, and first-principles problem-solving skills

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

Expected Compensation

$104,000 - $204,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.