EHS Technician

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Tesla is seeking an ambitious Environmental Health & Safety Technician to support LFP Energy Manufacturing located in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. You will work to influence, inspire, and empower LFP’s operations & infrastructure workforce, which includes commissioning, facilities, maintenance and operations staff.

You will serve hand‑in‑hand with front‑line/field leaders and crews to support problem solving, work planning, learning, collaboration and action completion. Success looks like doing the basics right, fostering safety ownership across your teams, and facilitating risk reduction.

You will ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations, in alignment with Tesla’s EHS Management System.

• Conduct proactive walks and inspections to verify that working conditions, planned work, and active work meet EHS management system expectations as well as operational goals
• Document findings using software tools and applications; communicate results and improvement opportunities with infrastructure stakeholders and appropriate EHS teammates
• Respond to and investigate environmental, health and safety events; use standardized methods to learn from events, identify contributing factors, and communicate effective preventative and mitigative actions
• Evaluate new contractor and job plan submissions using an online work management system; verify pre‑work authorization processes are in place, and partner with program management teams to action deficiencies
• Support routine and ad hoc EHS meetings with area management and stakeholders to communicate EHS programmatic improvements, event learnings, action statuses, and key performance indicator metrics
• Embody EHS excellence in the field; serve as a trusted resource to both front‑line teams and management
• Teach, train and coach employees and contractors on fundamental EHS concepts and principles to reduce risk, execute EHS requirements, and engage through EHS improvement processes

• Minimum of 2 years of general maintenance and/or construction safety experience, or 1 year of Environmental, Health and Safety field experience plus an educational degree in an EHS‑related field
• Sound written and verbal communications skills with the ability to positively interact with all levels of the field work organization, EHS leadership, regulators, project management staff and third‑party contractors/vendors/suppliers
• Experience and understanding of EHS regulatory systems and policy application, as well as a history of successfully communicating and verifying those requirements in the field
• Demonstrate the ability to execute on the responsibilities of the role in a fast‑paced and growing global organization
• Ability to use computer and mobile applications, in particular Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Well‑organized, accountable, excellent attention to field details, and a passion for all things Environment, Health and Safety excellence

Compensation and Benefits

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans – 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family‑building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with options and $0 paycheck contribution
• Company paid Health Savings Account contribution when enrolled in the high deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Basic life, AD&D, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and vacation time (flex time for salary positions), and paid holidays
• Backup childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits: 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