Assists with the development of a data collection process and analysis for water, waste, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions for each of the facilities, ensuring consistency across all facilities.
Runs reports focusing on sustainability guidelines, (e.g. greenhouse gas admissions) v employee engagement in programs; analyzes, recommends goals for reduction.
Measures energy, waste, and water across growers, each facility operations, packaging and employee engagement, Health and Safety.
Develops corporate campaigns to reduce resource use.
Identifies and implements recycling incentives for broken pallets.
Supports sustainability manager in gathering data at all three plant locations.
Works closely with the sustainability teams for project development and support.
Assists with facility audits as needed.
Consolidates facility sustainability projects and outcomes to be communicated to management.
Assists with database management and philanthropy tasks as needed.
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
Current enrolled college/university senior OR current enrolled college/university graduate student studying environmental engineering, industrial engineering, process engineering, sustainability studies, or operations management.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Employees work under typical office conditions, and the noise level is usually quiet.
WHY BLUE DIAMOND?
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Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
Work Shift:
Day
Pay Type:
Hourly
Hourly Rate (if applicable):
$32.25 Targeted Base Salary Range (if applicable):
N/A
JOB OVERVIEW:
The Corporate Sustainability Internship focuses on learning to develop and drive Corporate Sustainability programs/strategies across the organization. This internship will help the company collect reliable data and report out on sustainability metrics that our customers ask for through various reporting mechanisms. It will also allow for goal setting for reductions potentially resulting in cost efficiencies across utility usage.
This opportunity is located at Blue Diamond Growers' corporate headquarters in Sacramento, CA. This internship targets college/university student that are in their Senior year or Graduate students. We are looking for interns that are truly passionate about gaining corporate sustainability/ environmental compliance experience in a fast-moving consumer goods environment. Objectives will be given to the intern at the beginning of the assignment. This internship program is a 6 to 8-month assignment.
Bdgrowers · Sacramento, CA