Sustainability Lead

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Los Angeles, CA
Entry level
Food
The Role
The Sustainability Lead is responsible for ensuring sustainable practices in the facilities, monitoring compliance, and facilitating waste management and donations. They conduct audits, support green initiatives, and work with the operations team to achieve sustainability objectives.
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CookUnity is a chef-to-you marketplace connecting talented chefs with consumers, revolutionizing meal delivery. We bring small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters nationwide, crafted by a diverse collective of all-star chefs. With over 100 inspired chefs from cities like NYC, LA, Austin, and more, our weekly subscription offers a wide range of hand-crafted meals to cater to various palates and dietary preferences.

By delivering over 1 million meals per month, we're also empowering working chefs, tripling their income, and supporting their growth. CookUnity believes in fueling stronger communities, partnering with Food Bank For New York City to combat food insecurity across all five boroughs.


The role: The LA Sustainability Leader 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.
  • Complete the 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).
  • Give the necessary data/information to achieve Zero Waste Certification to people from RTS.
  • 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.
  • Purchase supplies, when needed.
  • Team up with OPS for the success of the Sustainability Programs.


General Schedule and Workdays

Full Time (40 hours per week)

CompensationAll 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.

The Company
HQ: Brooklyn, NY
227 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

CookUnity is the first Chef-Direct Subscription service—a chef-to-food lover marketplace connecting the country's most talented chefs with eaters (consumers). We’re changing meal delivery by bringing small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters across the country. Every week, a diverse collective of all-star chefs craft their signature, ready-to-eat dishes for an elevated at-home dining experience.

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