Redwood Materials is an American clean energy company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, focused on securing domestic supplies of critical battery materials and providing large-scale energy storage solutions. The company recycles end-of-life batteries to recover lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, creating one of the largest domestic sources of these critical minerals in the United States. Its operations support the broader transition away from reliance on foreign supply chains for materials essential to electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Through its Redwood Energy division, the company designs, integrates, and deploys large-scale energy storage systems for data centers and the national grid, utilizing both new and repurposed batteries to deliver cost-effective solutions. Redwood Materials partners with major automotive, technology, and energy companies including Volkswagen Group of America, Panasonic, GM Ultium Cells, Toyota, BMW, Amazon, Volvo, and Southern Company, reflecting its central role in the emerging domestic battery supply chain. Founded by former Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel, Redwood Materials was established with the mission of building a circular economy for batteries, reducing waste, lowering the carbon footprint of energy storage, and strengthening American energy independence. The company holds ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications, underscoring its commitment to occupational health, safety, and environmental management standards.
About Redwood Materials
Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.
We are seeking an experienced Facilities Technician to work across our office and production facilities to provide support for a variety of daily projects and initiatives. In this role you will be responsible for managing daily work requests, supporting daily rounds, facilities equipment checks, and providing support for a variety of maintenance tasks across the organization.
Experience in Facilities Maintenance, building automation, HVAC, electrical systems, compressors, generators, forklifts and light construction preferred. The role requires an eye for quality and the ability to execute on multiple tasks with minimal oversight.
This individual must be able to work across a wide range of teams and disciplines in a dynamic and scrappy start up environment. Great leadership skills and the ability to drive actions across multiple stakeholders is a must.
Responsibilities will include:
- Maintain Facilities systems Compressors, HVAC and general building systems
- Ability to operate cranes, forklifts, and small construction equipment
- Be able to troubleshoot and provide maintenance support for systems as needed
- Manage basic projects and provide oversite of contractors and 3rd party work
- Create and implement basic facilities SWI's
- Complete daily tasks list and facilities work requests
- Troubleshoot and respond to general facilities related issues
- Working cross functionally across our operations teams on a variety of projects to support team growth and our continuous improvement goals
Desired Qualifications
- At least two years of experience supporting Maintenance or Production organizations
- Physical ability to lift heavy materials
- Background in Facilities or Maintenance
- Basic understanding of electrical systems
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair at a high level. Self-motivated, hands-on mindset, with a willingness to contribute at all levels
- Working with and maintaining tools and equipment necessary to perform work duties
- A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 100 lbs
- Must be able to bend, lift, and carry objects over 50 lbs
- Must be able to walk up and down stairs carrying weight
- Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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