Environmental Compliance Coordinator (Part-Time) (LOS ANGELES)

CookUnity is seeking a part-time Environmental Compliance Coordinator in Los Angeles. The role involves ensuring sustainable practices in the facility, monitoring compliance, managing food waste, and supporting sustainability initiatives. Responsibilities include daily audits, coordinating donations, and promoting green behavior among staff. Candidates should be detail-oriented, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and physically capable of handling tasks. Benefits include health insurance and paid leave.
About CookUnity

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 35 million meals a year from the industry's best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you've found the right job posting.

The Role:

The Sustainability Associate is the one who ensures that sustainable procedures are followed in the facility. They monitor compliance and report news, compliance or deviations, and the information necessary to achieve sustainability objectives.
Responsibilities:
• Walk through CookUnity's facilities to ensure that sustainable procedures are followed as they should.
• Classify, weigh, and dispose of Food Waste (donations/compost/garbage/family meals).
• Condition and prepare Food Waste for donations or for internal use (back to market).
• Daily walks through the facility (kitchens, green stations, fulfilment, market) and complete the DAILY AUDIT BIN FORM to detect any contamination.
• Monthly Sustainability Audit form, Assist to the review meetings with the Sustainability team and comply with the corrective actions to improve the final score.
• Coordinate DONATIONS pick up with the Non-profit organization we work with.
• Dispose of COMPOSTABLE materials correctly.
• Give feedback to the people in the everyday work to accomplish Sustainability standards (Create Sustainable behavior).
• Support people as a Green Leader “Go green” .
• Ensure Correct Waste Disposal in all kitchens
• Ensure all supplies to correct waste diversion (Stickers, posters, bins)
• Coordinate with the cleaning team to keep the Green Stations clean and in order.
• Team up with OPS for the success of the Sustainability Programs.

Minimum Requirements:
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Computer skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to stand for long periods, lift up to 50 lbs., and work in a physically demanding environment.

Benefits

Health Insurance coverage

401k Plan

Paid sick days

Family leave:****12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid

Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

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Compensation
All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position

$18 - $19 USD

If you're interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.