
Working Student (f/m/d) Sustainability
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Job description
W. L. Gore & Associates posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Putzbrunn: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
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Description provided by W. L. Gore & Associates
About The Role
We are looking for a Working Student (f/m/d) for our location in Putzbrunn, near Munich, starting as soon as possible, to actively support our global Sustainability team. While we anticipate a focus on value chain (Scope 3) emissions and product carbon footprint (PCF) accounting, you will have opportunity to gain insights into our project work that spans environmental footprinting, reporting, corporate social responsibility, greenhouse gas reduction, and more.
For this role you are available as a working student for about 15 – 20 hours per week for 1 year or longer.
Responsibilities
- Support your team on any topics related to the sustainability of our business and manufacturing processes
- Create project communication documents and implement optimized processes together with our international project teams
- Participate in the coordination and organization of projects and get to know all phases of a project
- Work on the preparation and follow-up of meetings on the topic of sustainability
- Follow current sustainability trends and actively contribute your ideas
- Work independently on work packages and subtasks in the day-to-day business
Qualifications
- You are enrolled in Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, Natural Resource Management, Corporate Social Responsibility or a similar course of study
- You are passionate about sustainability, coupled with creating a win for the business
- You are fluent in English and preferably German
- You have very good knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel), are confident working with data and take a hands-on approach to AI tools (e.g. Copilot, Claude) for research, data cleaning and documentation – experience with LCA or carbon accounting tools is a plus
- You enjoy working in a multicultural team and have good communication and organizational skills, also in a virtual environment
- You drive small projects forward independently and pro-actively
That's What You've Got To Look Forward To
- Join a highly motivated team and a great working atmosphere
- An interesting and challenging opportunity with an international focus
- A very good compensation
- An experienced Sponsor who will help you with advice and support
- Sports activities, work-life-balance, free coffee, tea and fruits, a subsidized canteen and more
What We Offer
Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
Working student essentials
What this Operations working student role in Putzbrunn means for you: the weekly-hours rules, the social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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