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Production Associate
Redwood Materials INC · 🇺🇸 McCarran, NV
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 33 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Redwood Materials INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Associate Cathode Design Engineer” (Materials Engineers) in NV: $108k–$119k, median $114k. Most were filed at wage level I (100%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Redwood Materials INC
The US Department of Labor certified 33 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
About Redwood Materials Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it. Production Associate The Production Associate will support the safe and efficient movement, processing, and handling of materials throughout Redwood Materials’ McCarran operations. Redwood receives a wide variety of end-of-life batteries and battery-containing products, recovers critical minerals and other valuable materials, and transforms those materials into new battery materials and energy-storage products for customers. Production Associates support this closed-loop process by operating production equipment, moving materials, maintaining accurate inventory records, and preparing finished materials and products for storage or shipment. This role works in a collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing environment and is responsible for following established safety, quality, production, and material-handling requirements. Responsibilities will include: • Support day-to-day operations of continuously running production lines, including material sampling, equipment monitoring, material movement, and performing actions within Ignition and other Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs). • Operate and train on material-processing and manufacturing equipment, which may include material-conveyance systems, shredding and milling equipment, screening systems, separation equipment, packaging equipment, and other production machinery. • Operate and train on powered industrial trucks, including but not limited to forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment. • Pick, stage, load, and deliver materials and inventory required for production areas. • Receive inbound shipments of end-of-life batteries, raw materials, packaging supplies, maintenance parts, and engineering equipment. • Support the movement of materials between receiving, production, processing, packaging, storage, and shipping areas. • Prepare finished battery materials and energy-storage products for storage, internal transfer, or customer shipment. • Verify material identification, labels, quantities, weights, lot information, and associated documentation. • Maintain accurate data and transactions within a Warehouse Management System, Manufacturing Execution System, or other inventory and production-tracking systems. • Generate or complete reports and documentation needed to support operational and management decisions. • Participate in physical inventory audits, cycle counts, material verification, and reconciliation activities to ensure inventory accuracy. • Follow established material-flow strategies to improve operational efficiency and minimize production downtime. • Monitor materials and equipment for abnormalities and promptly report safety, quality, equipment, or process concerns. • Support production startups, shutdowns, changeovers, cleaning activities, and routine equipment inspections. • Perform basic production and material-handling tasks in accordance with standard op