By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc launched a wave of hiring in Shanghai with plans to attract designers at its China studio and nearly 1,000 factory workers, the jobs show, as the US electric vehicle maker. Production increases in the world’s largest automotive market.
The posts in the official WeChat account of Tesla’s human resources department mark the first time that the California-based automaker is seeking to hire designers in China. Tesla said in January that it planned to open a design and research center in China to make “Chinese-style” cars.
The posts did not reveal how many designers Tesla planned to hire.
The company also planned to hire 600 workers at stamping, bodywork, painting and assembly workshops in Shanghai, according to a separate job from the Lingang local government. Another 150 workers were needed for quality controls, 200 for logistics work and 20 for security, he added.
Two sources familiar with the matter said the recruitment campaign was in part for the preparation of Model Y sport utility vehicles at the Shanghai plant. Tesla is building manufacturing facilities for the Model Y in Shanghai starting next year.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The company delivered more than 30,000 units in China in the last quarter, most of them made locally with Model 3 sedans.
In March, it announced announcements for managers of solar and energy storage projects in China, as it moves forward to expand its energy business in the country.
(Report by Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh; Edition by Stephen Coates)
