Tesla Ramps Up Hiring At Texas Plant To Prepare For Summer Production Of Cybertruck

Tesla is stepping up the recruitment of employees at the Texas Gigafactory in order to start production of the highly anticipated Cybertruck electric pickup this summer, which is also the first time the company’s CEO Elon Musk Plans revealed on the fourth quarter earnings conference call.

Tesla has updated its recruitment page on its official website, which now includes 26 openings related to Cybertruck, 23 of which are in the manufacturing department.

Tesla began hiring specifically for the Cybertruck in early November 2022 and added more positions later that same month. And now, the electric car brand has significantly increased hiring for jobs related to Cybertruck production.

As of March 9, 2023, the Cybertruck-related manufacturing openings listed on the Tesla Inc. job page are as follows:

• Equipment Technician - Castings
• Operations Manager - Stamping
• Maintenance Manager - Stamping
• Equipment Technician - Body Shop
• Dimensional engineer--body in white
• Robotics Engineer - Stamping
• Production Supervisor - Final Assembly
• Process Engineering Manager - Body in White
• Senior Quality Engineer - Stamping
• Dimensional Engineering Manager - Body in White
• Senior process engineer--body in white
• Process engineer--drive unit
• Senior Equipment Engineer--Body in White
• Battery Pack Maintenance Planner
• Equipment engineer--drive unit
• Deputy Production Manager - Final Assembly
• Senior Laser Equipment Engineer - Stamping
• Tool and Die Engineer - Stamping
• Senior Equipment Engineer, CNC - Body in White
• Maintenance and reliability engineer--body in white
• Robotics Senior Equipment Engineer - BIW
• Plant Engineering and Maintenance Manager - BIW

Some of these positions, such as dimensional engineer and senior equipment engineer, have been hiring since late last year, but it's not clear whether Tesla is hiring more people for these jobs or has not yet found the right candidates.

Pickpook noticed that this is only a small part of Tesla's recent large-scale recruitment activities. Tesla has posted a raft of new job openings over the past few months, including in its service division, and has increased its workforce by 22% last year, adding nearly 29,000 new hires.

As for the Cybertruck electric pickup, Musk confirmed that the vehicle will start limited production this summer and expects to achieve mass production in the first quarter of 2024.