
Technical Trainer
BUFFALO, NYFull-timeSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Tesla seeks a Technical Training Instructor for its Gigafactory New York Training team to build a manufacturing training program. The instructor develops and delivers technical courses, tracks employee training, and supports production associates and line leaders. The role works with Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and Production, and uses hands-on instruction to support operational excellence and employee development.
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What to ExpectTesla is looking for an individual experienced with training personnel on manufacturing best practices to contribute to the Training team at Gigafactory New York. As a Technical Training Instructor, you will build a world-class manufacturing training program from the ground up. You willleverageyour experience in production operations, adult learning principles, and process optimization to support operational excellence. You must have outstanding communication, presentation, and organizational skills whiledemonstratinga positive, motivational, and professional appearance. The Technical Training Instructor will take responsibility for developing training campaigns tooptimizeproductivity and promote employee retention through continuous development. Instructors will provide support to students and fellow staff members, work in a lab setting providing hands-on instruction with safety in mind, keepaccuraterecords of student achievement,and havean ability tomaintaindiscipline in a classroom setting. In this role you will work with departments such as Safety, Quality,Maintenance, Engineering, and Production to set the standard for excellence across the organization. What You'll Do * Develop basic and advanced technical content on a wide variety of material for electrical, mechanical, chemical, and control systems * Deliver technical training courses in classroom and field settings using various presentation formats including Instructor Led, Facilitative group learning, active hands-on learning, and functional assessments * Provide comprehensive tracking of each Student's completed and required training in Tesla specific Learning Management software systems * Provide on-shift training support for production associates and production line leadership, asrequired. * Support the Company's mission, vision, values, and goals in performance of daily activities What You'll Bring * Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize ina highlydynamic production environment * Open collaborative style: ability to work both in a team environment and autonomously with minimal supervision or direction * Innovative, flexible, and positive teaching style combined with understanding the needs of students from diverse backgrounds * Strong verbal and written communication skills, including solid interpersonal skills. Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, Power Point) and Outlook * Experience providing on-the-job training with manufacturing personnel. Familiarity with Objective based training theory, ADDIE process and functional assessment settings * Familiarity or expertise with Learning Management Systems. Forklift driving experience is a plus * Maintain and perform top level professional integrity and appearance as a Training Professional Compensation and BenefitsBenefitsAlong 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
How this job compares
Set against the 340 open Technical Trainer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$91–137K/yr209 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Technical Trainer jobs in New York and 340 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Technical Trainer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (270 postings).
- Education
- 84 of the 340 open Technical Trainer jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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