What to Expect

As a Material Handler, you will be trained to drive productivity on the production line and in Tesla Warehouses for the building of Tesla’s vehicle and energy products. If you have a strong work ethic, are reliable and value teamwork in a fast-paced and safety-focused environment we want to hear from you. Tesla will provide forklift training and certification in this driving role. No prior warehouse experience is required but you must be open to being trained on how to drive and operate heavy equipment.

Shift: 06:00AM-06:00PM or 06:00PM-06:00AM

Week 1: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and every other Wednesday

Week 2: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and every other Wednesday

What You’ll Do
Drive and operate safety sensitive and heavy equipment such as forklifts, tuggers, pallet jacks, flatbed carts, and more
Locate and acquire parts from the production line
Deliver parts to the production line and prepare shipments for offsite locations
Load and unload material onto or from delivery vehicles, trailers, pallets, conveyor system carts, balers, and/or load gratings
Assemble crates and containers, and prepare materials for transport by palletizing, wrapping, loading, and moving
Ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions, safety guidelines and procedures
Evaluates the assembly processes and equipment to look for continuous improvement opportunities
What You’ll Bring
Must be comfortable being trained to drive and operate heavy equipment for this specific role
Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal
Computer skills are strongly preferred (use of Word, Excel and 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

Essential Physical Demands:

Comfortable driving and operating safety sensitive and heavy equipment such as forklifts, tuggers, pallet jacks and flatbed carts
Ability to perform physically demanding work and repetitious duties, including stairs and standing for up to 12 hours per day over varied and uneven terrain and climbing on and off a forklift using a 3-point grasp and an 11” step
Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 50 lbs
Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift, reach, stoop, lay, 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