Recycling Associate, Powertrain

The Recycling Associate is part of a larger Workplace team responsible for ensuring the comfort and productivity of Tesla employees at the Gigafactory Nevada. Our ideal candidate can work independently and collaboratively to manage the recycling, sorting, and waste management processes.

Responsibilities

• Transport recyclables, scrap, and trash throughout the factory
• Sort and segregate materials to maximize value
• Operate heavy equipment including cardboard balers, pallet jacks, foam densifiers, and other recycling equipment
• Maintain a clean and professional appearance, adhere to confidentiality, protect company assets, and ensure safety
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and production teams
• Support cross-functional teams as requested
• Work in various weather conditions

Requirements

• One year or more prior recycling, construction, landscaping, shipping, warehouse, custodial, or grounds maintenance experience preferred
• Comfortable driving and operating heavy equipment such as forklifts, tuggers, pallet jacks, flatbed carts, including climbing on and off a forklift using a 3-point grasp and an 11” step
• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
• Perform repetitive duties, including bending, lifting, reaching, stooping, laying, squatting, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and crawling for extended periods
• Find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, or hearing
• Wear personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, and adhere to prescribed safety rules and guidelines

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 payroll deductions
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• HSA contribution for high-deductible medical plans
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits including 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