What To Expect
Tesla is seeking an ambitious EHS Specialist - Associate to support our growing network of Tesla Sales, Services, Deliveries, and Body shops.
The EHS Specialist - Associate reports to the EHS Regional Leader. This position requires regional and international travel within Central and/or Eastern Europe. The role must adapt to market expansion needs as the business grows.
You will apply human and organizational principles to promote ownership of safety, health, and environmental impacts, focusing on engagement, learning from events, training, and system-level problem solving.
The primary goal is achieving compliance and risk control within company and regulatory standards in environmental, health, and safety.
The candidate must work well on both self-initiated projects and stakeholder-driven initiatives. An environment that encourages, recognizes, and rewards superior work is essential.
What You'll Do
1. Analyze incident trends and utilize risk assessment methods to identify continuous improvement projects that reduce injury, illness, and environmental impact events.
2. Interface with local regulatory agencies regarding permitting, reporting, and related issues.
3. Be a visible role model in the field; teach, train, and coach business teams and support staff on fundamental EHS concepts and principles to reduce risk; and influence, inspire, and empower teams to minimize risks aligned with Tesla's EHS vision, values, and principles.
4. Develop and maintain partnerships, serving as a key advisor on EHS matters to Tesla operations leaders, stakeholders, associates, EHS team members, and contracting partners.
5. Conduct proactive, zero-blame, learning-focused field observations to ensure work meets EHS goals and document findings.
6. Identify operational gaps and facilitate creative solutions, including engaging key stakeholders and driving innovative EHS initiatives with cross-functional teams.
What You'll Bring
1. Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Safety, Environmental Health, or Industrial Hygiene; or significant work experience in environmental, health, and safety.
2. Knowledge of European work regulations and requirements.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and the local language of the base country.
4. Proactive, detail-oriented, results-driven, with a strong desire to succeed.
5. Strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder relationship skills; ability to interact positively with senior management, regulators, frontline workers, and third parties.
6. Ability to prioritize and support multiple departments.
7. Attention to detail, problem-solving skills, multitasking, and the ability to work independently and remotely with minimal supervision.
8. Ideally, hold a valid driver’s license.
9. Flexible with time management and willing to travel up to 50% within the regional area.
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