Overview
At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves. For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.
We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.
Responsibilities
The sustainability intern will report to the director of sustainability.
Primary focus will be on completing Lifecycle Assessments (LCAs) for ADS’s products using OpenLCA software. Experience with completing LCAs is a plus but not required for the position. Secondary focus will be assisting with launching a sustainable procurement program including supplier code of conduct and launch of supplier sustainability self-assessment using an external platform.
Additional projects will include assisting with environmental metrics (including energy, GHG emissions, water and waste) with a particular focus on improving the water consumption data, compiling data and narrative for the annual sustainability report, and assisting with additional external sustainability assessments as needed (DJSI, CDP, Ecovadis, etc.).
Additional Items to include:
- Full-time for summer 2023 (May 2023 – August 2023) (40 hours a week; 8 am – 5 pm); part-time through remainder of 2023/24 school year (August 2023 through May 2024)
- Position Available Summer 2023
- $18-$20per hour
Qualifications
- Position open to undergraduates
- Students must have sophomore status to be considered
- Preferred majors Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability (EEDS); other majors will be considered with applicable experience
- No GPA requirement
- Successful candidates will possess:
- Desire to advance sustainability at a growing company
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, and analytical skills
- Ability to clearly articulate complex ideas and creatively solve problems
- Demonstrated interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Proficiency with MS Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
EEO Statement
Advanced Drainage Systems is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.