What to Expect
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
What You’ll Do
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
What You’ll Bring
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
Sparks, Nevada
Full time