EHS Specialist, Cybertruck & Cybercab Battery Manufacturing

Description:
Tesla’s Environmental Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) team support all Tesla Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales/Service/Delivery functions in our shared mission to accelerate to a sustainable tomorrow by being safe, fair and fun today. The EHS&S team use human and organizational performance principles to foster an engaged, agile workforce who are focused on critical safeguard verification and innovative solutions to complex technical and organizational challenges. EHS&S supports Tesla’s people and environment-focused decision making using actionable metrics, world-class resources, and exceptional talent.
Tesla is seeking an ambitious EHS Specialist to support the Powertrain Operations at Gigafactory Texas. They will use human and organizational principles to drive ownership of safety, health and environmental impacts, with a focus on engagement, learning from events, training, and a systems-level problem solving.
The candidate will be responsible for complex technical work across a broad range of EHS disciplines with an emphasis on reducing risk, empowering stakeholders, and doing the basics right. They will also ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations, and conformance to internal, industry and consensus standards, as appropriate.

Responsibilities:
Drive one of more manufacturing department EHS outcomes through leadership and employee engagement in alignment with the business and EHS strategies
Actively work with factory stakeholders to ensure that Production and Factory changes result in improved controls of risks to health, safety and the environment
Perform audits and inspections, document results, and verify action closure
Analyze event trends and use risk-assessment methods to identify continuous improvement projects that reduce injury, illness and environmental impact events
Facilitate investigations from a Learning Teams approach, ensuring worker involvement and that preventative actions address system causes and not just individual behaviors
Participate in pre-job planning and verification of controls/safeguards before new, high risk, and non-standard work begins

Partner with EHS specialties  (Environmental, Construction Safety, Equipment Safety, EHS Systems and Tools, EHS Training, etc.) as needed to ensure effective service delivery

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Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health, or equivalent experience
At least 2 years of experience as an environmental, health or safety professional, preferably in a manufacturing, oil & gas, construction, or similar workplace
Experience supporting EHS program development, training all levels of personnel, and influencing/managing change to reduce risk and improve outcomes
Experience with hazard analysis methods, hazard communication, powered industrial vehicle safety, OSHA compliance, event/incident investigation and learnings, and corrective action management
Familiarity with industrial hygiene, industrial ergonomics, machine safety, environmental compliance processes
Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure while managing competing demands and deadlines
Experience working with cross functional teams effectively thanks to teamwork, bias-toward action, front-loaded accountability, and empathy

Compensation & Benefits:
Benefits

Along 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
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program