(Associate) EHS Specialist

What To Expect
Tesla is seeking an ambitious (Associate) EHS Specialist to support our growing network of Tesla Sales, Services, Deliveries and Body shops, predominantly in North Europe (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland).

The EHS Specialist is based in Denmark, Sweden or Norway. The position will require regional and international travel within Northern Europe. The role requires adaptation to market expansion needs as the business is growing.

You will use human and organizational principles to drive ownership of safety, health, and environmental impacts, focusing on engagement, learning from events, training, and systems-level problem solving.

The focus is achieving compliance and risk control within the company’s and regulatory agencies’ standards in environmental, health and safety.

Candidates must work well on both self-initiated projects and those driven by stakeholders. They should appreciate an environment where superior work is encouraged, noticed, and rewarded.

What You'll Do

1. Develop, implement and execute short and long-term plans with EHS objectives in the region.
2. Design safe workspaces and create policies and plans for employees that minimize job-related hazards.
3. Analyze incident trends and use risk-assessment methods to identify continuous improvement projects that reduce injury, illness, and environmental impact events.
4. Increase overall compliance and interface with local regulatory agencies on permitting, reporting and related issues.
5. Be a visible model in the field and teach, train and coach business teams and support staff on fundamental EHS concepts and principles to reduce risk.
6. Influence, inspire and empower business teams and staff to minimize the risk per our Tesla EHS vision, values, and principles.
7. Develop and maintain a partnership with and serve as a key advisor on EHS matters to Tesla operations leaders and stakeholders, associates, EHS members, and contracting partners.
8. Conduct proactive and zero-blame, learning-focused field observations to verify that work in progress meets EHS goals and document findings.
9. Identify operational gaps and facilitate creative solutions, including identifying key stakeholders and driving innovative EHS solutions with cross-functional teams.

What You'll Bring

1. Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Safety, Environmental Health or Industrial Hygiene.
2. Several years’ experience in environmental, health and safety.
3. Experience working as a locally based (associate) EHS Specialist in Denmark, Sweden or Norway.
4. Knowledge of Northern European and global work regulations and requirements.
5. Excellent written and verbal language skills in English and Swedish, Norwegian or Danish.
6. Proactive as well as detail and result-oriented with a strong desire to succeed.
7. Strong interpersonal, communicative and stakeholder relationship skills.
8. The ability to positively interact with the full range of senior business management and regulators, frontline workers, and third parties.
9. Ability to prioritize and support multiple departments.
10. Great attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and ability to multitask, prioritize, and work in a highly fast-paced environment.
11. Demonstrated ability to perform duties independently and remotely with minimal supervision.
12. Ideally hold a valid driver’s license.
13. Flexible in time management and willingness to travel (up to 40% of the time) in the area.

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