Tesla has an outstanding opportunity available for a FPR Supervisor to join the team at our Gigafactory Nevada Location. The FPR Supervisor is expected to safely minimize losses associated with fire response operations and coordinate life safety training/Fire response across Gigafactory and offsite locations. The FPR Supervisor has the responsibility for motivating, leading, managing and promoting the development, mentoring, and training of FPR members. The FPR Supervisor is also responsible for prioritizing and completing tasks associated with non-emergency response activities such as emergency prevention, disaster planning, safety education, ICS programs/policies and on-shift training activities. This FPR group will also be fully for all site EHS permitting, building code and life safety compliance including building fire suppression equipment, providing site rescue services for confined space entries, and emergency response to all fires and medicals. This position will be the managerial liaison for all fire response related questions, concerns, and staffing. This position directly reports to Environmental Health and Safety Leadership.

• Fire prevention, response, and detection program technical and compliance expert Includes routine Storey County compliance gap assessments Works directly with Tesla Medical oversight to align on response/medical/fire standards of care.
• After-action verification and compliance assurance (Documentation/QI-QA) Partner with subject matter experts within the infrastructure and production teams to review new system designs and life safety safeguards for response.
• Accountable for any/all emergency preparedness procedure implementation.
• Fire & Medical collaboration and streamlining response processes within both teams.
• Project managing emergency response readiness based on Emergency Action and Response Plan procedures.
• Partner with responsible, accountable, consulted & informed (RACI) stakeholders from across the Gigafactory Nevada site to establish an Emergency Response Leader Team structure for various emergency events.
• Perform quality control of permits written by the FPR team.
• Ensure all EHS programs (hot work, confined space, line breaking, ERT, Fire Extinguishers, building evacuation, and life safety code) owned by FPR
• Regularly report to Sr. Site and EHS&S leadership on emergency readiness, needs, and after-action-review statuses as needed.
• Ensure that all emergency response teams (ERT, Confined Space Rescue, and Fire) are sufficiently staffed by shift.
• Available to all leadership with event action response and support.
• Ensure resources/supply are available for all emergency/fire response needs. Facilitate drills, tabletop exercises, learning events, and after action reviews following actual emergency events.
• Be a motivator across all response teams.
• Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives that enhance emergency/fire preparedness, awareness, and response onsite.
• Regularly solicit stakeholder feedback to measure success and areas of needed improvement.
• Develop, deliver, and facilitate emergency/fire response training for leaders (more so for the Mid and Sr. Leaders).
• Direct supervisory/site training on incident swim lanes.
• Attend training sessions (and host) as required by Tesla, read and understand assigned materials related to emergency fire & medical care, firefighting and fire prevention.
• Performs general inspection, testing, and maintenance on life safety and emergency/fire response equipment.
• Delegate’s inspections based on location and staffing.
• Ensure compliance of all extinguisher inspections for both monthly and annual requirements.
• Ensure responding fire personnel are appropriately dressed, adequately trained, and properly briefed to ensure the rapid, efficient, and effective mitigation of incidents at all bay area sites.
• Directs and participates in fire equipment selection and purchase orders.
• Provide training to team members, new hires or Tesla employees.
• Studies the location of building layout, fire hydrants, sprinkler systems, alarm systems and Knox boxes.
• Combines actions for emergency/fire site training and collaboration on disaster drills.

• Must be at least 18 years old and have High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Current EMT-P Preferred
• Hazardous Materials Operations level with decon preferred.
• Must be comfortable in confined spaces and wearing a SCBA.
• 5+ years’ experience as a first responder.
• 5+ years’ experience as supervisor or manager for first responder preferred.
• Ability to utilize emergency medical-fire equipment in a proficient manner, communicate concisely, clearly, and effectively in both written and verbal form.