Recycling Associate

The Recycling Associate is part of a larger Workplace team responsible for making sure our Gigafactory customers (our Tesla employees) are happy at work. As a Workplace team, we ensure their facility needs are met so they can work to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.
Our ideal Recycling Associate can work autonomously and in a team environment. A successful Recycling Associate candidate will be mindful of personal cleanliness while keeping Gigafactory Nevada organized and presentable. This position is physically active and requires the ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time.
Shift: 6:00AM - 6:00PM or 6:00PM - 6:00AM
Week 1: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Wednesday
Week 2: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and every other Wednesday
Responsibilities

• Transporting recyclables, scrap and trash throughout the factory, sort and segregate materials to maximize value
• Operating heavy equipment including cardboard balers, pallet jacks, foam densifiers and other recycling equipment
• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional, maintain confidentiality of proprietary information, protect company assets and ensure your safety and the safety of all others
• Adhere to quality expectations and standards, follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures including reporting accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to Supervisor
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with your workplace team and all production teams
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors including those assigned to support cross functional teams
• Exposure to various weather conditions. The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions

Requirements

• One year or more prior recycling, construction, landscaping, shipping, warehouse, custodial or grounds maintenance experience preferred
• Must be comfortable being trained to drive and operate heavy equipment for this specific role, previous heavy equipment operating experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills & adapt to new work environments including comfortable learning new technology
• Computer skills are strongly preferred (use of Word, Excel & Outlook programs), punctuality and a professional, can-do attitude are a must
• Open to schedule flexibility that will allow for a variety of shifts including weekends
• Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal

Essential Physical Demands:

• Comfortable driving and operating safety sensitive and 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 including frequently and repetitively, lifting, pushing and carrying up to 50 lbs and ability to climb a 10" step and back down
• Ability to perform repetitious duties, including stairs and standing for long periods of time and over varied and uneven terrain
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift, reach, stoop, lay, bend, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, or hearing
• Potential exposure to confined spaces and hazardous materials
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines

Complimentary Shuttle Service: *Locations subject to change*

• Carson City: Western Nevada College
• Dayton: 5 Pine Cone Rd
• Fallon: Big 5 Sporting Goods parking lot
• Fernley: Walmart parking lot
• Lemmon Valley: Corner of Limber Pine and Lemmon Drive parking lot
• Reno: Whitney Peak Hotel, Lawlor Event Center, Whitaker Park, UNR, Reno Town Mall
• South Reno: Summit Mall
• Sparks: Centennial Plaza and Pioneer Meadows Marketplace
• Other Locations: Yerington and Silver Springs

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• 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 have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program