Sustainability Internship

Amy's Kitchen is offering a Sustainability Internship in Petaluma, CA, for summer. The intern will support the sustainability team by improving processes and reporting for ESG initiatives. Responsibilities include cross-functional collaboration, research, and project mentorship. Candidates should be pursuing or have a degree in Sustainability or Environmental Science and possess strong analytical and organizational skills. This position is hybrid remote, allowing for some flexibility.
Summary

Summer is just around the corner, and what better way to enjoy it than to intern with Amy’s Kitchen!

We are a family-owned, proudly independent organic food company and Certified B Corporation® whose purpose is to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone to eat well. Amy’s is committed to cooking authentic great tasting food with high quality, meticulously sourced organic ingredients and making them convenient for consumers.

Location: Hybrid Remote in Petaluma, CA

Bay area California compensation range: $18 - 23

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Project Details:

The sustainability intern will support Amy's sustainability team by building out replicable processes to improve the management of ongoing initiatives and reporting requirements. This role will give the intern experience with the operational side of ESG to drive efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance and meet the expectations of stakeholders across the supply chain.
• Cross functional collaboration within the Sustainability team and key stakeholders across the company.
• Contribute to the development and optimization of materials and processes.
• Conduct research and analysis to support overall projects.
• Project mentorship with the Director of Sustainability
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

It is the responsibility of all employees to uphold the mission of the Amy’s Food Safety and Quality Policy. This includes following all Food Safety and Sustainability programs and participating in all required training.

Qualifications And Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education
• Attending four-year college or university to attain a Sustainability or Environmental Science Bachelor's degree; or already awarded Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university.

Required Skills
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, project leadership, analytical, and reasoning skills.
• Self-starter and a team player that will thrive in an entrepreneurial environment with a sense of urgency.
• Knowledge and understanding of sustainability best practices and trends
• Experience with GHG accounting, LCA, product impact footprint, or other environmental accounting frameworks
• Basic knowledge of food manufacturing industry, preferably with natural and organic products
• Excellent written communication and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and deadlines while working on multiple projects
• Experience with Microsoft Suites Office, comfort with advanced functions in Excel.

Language Skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to make effective presentations on complex topics to plant management and other stakeholders.

Mathematical Skills
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis

Reasoning Ability
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Valid driver's license

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, cold (coolers and freezers) and hot (processing equipment) conditions and moving mechanical parts.

The noise level in the work environment can be moderate to loud.

Travel

Some potential travel between our Petaluma & Santa Rosa locations.