Sustainability Intern

Job Description

Our Company is an innovative, global healthcare leader that is committed to improving health and well-being around the world. Our product offering categories include oncology products, vaccines, infectious diseases and animal health. We continue to focus our research on conditions that affect millions of people around the world while expanding our strengths in areas like vaccines and biologics. We also devote extensive time and energy to increasing access to medicines and vaccines through far-reaching programs that donate and deliver our products to the people who need them.

About:

In this role, you will support the site energy sustainability program and introduce good energy management practices to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The program shall be in alignment with the global energy conservation program and Singapore Energy Act. Support site to analyze energy efficiency opportunities, leverage expertise and manage projects to implement improvements.

Responsibilities:

CostTransformationandEnergyManagement

• Support cost transformation for utilities program. Will be the project owner, ensuring projects are implemented on schedule, validated in accordance to commitment and accuracy of reports. Conduct analysis; identify risks and proposal for mitigation and to report out to the governance committee.

• Support the site energy efficiency program and introduce good energy management practices to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The program shall be in alignment with the global energy conservation program and Singapore Energy Act. Support site to analyze energy efficiency opportunities, leverage expertise and drive projects to implement improvements.

• Support the site energy conservation program with all stakeholders to ensure site wide consistency in energy awareness, energy conservation and active participation in our site energy conservation program

• Support the computerized energy monitoring system for the site to drive efficiency and sustainability

• Support energy audit, evaluating options and providing solutions. Promote energy efficiency program for the company to ensure high level of awareness by all employees in energy usage and energy efficiency in equipment operation

• Monitor and analyze key performance indices and take mitigation actions to ensure objectives are met and where appropriate to escalate

Engineering Services Support

• Coordinate with GES on site process engineering design, construction and equipment validation activities when appropriate

• Supports Energy Lead – Engineering to develop Profit Plan forecast, execute activities to meet production, cost effectiveness, and cost reduction targets

• Any other tasks as and when assigned by Energy Lead

Management of Maintenance, Utilities & Facilities

• Support utility / process / system energy efficiency program – compilation of data, analysis of data and recommendation to stakeholders to reduce wastage or find alternative energy efficient methodology

• Collaborate with maintenance and utilities managers to ensure all equipment have an effective PM or predictive program to ensure all equipment are in high energy efficiency operations

• Support utility budgets, monitor actual billing spending and track energy conservation projects against this budget. Analyze and report out risk and mitigation plans.

• Coordinate the implementation of energy projects with utilities operation with least impact to manufacturing

• Ensure projects are timely, on budget and completed in compliance to safety and quality

TechnicalCompetencies

• Basic in Energy Conservation Technologies, Proven Energy Savings Program, Standards and Benchmarking.

• Basic in the practical application of theoretical engineering knowledge

• Basic in the development and monitoring of engineering budgets

• Basic in planning of engineering and non-engineering activities in support of role

• Basic in the principles and application of risk based decision

• Consistently applies and promote LSS, MPS and change management tools

SHE

• Consistently show safety behavior by demonstrating basic understanding of all safety procedures and standards

• Seek opportunities to improve company SHE standards and move company towards goal on injury free work place & better environment

Required Skills:

Applied Engineering, cGMP Compliance, Change Management, Data Analysis, Energy Saving Programs, Engineering Standards, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FMEA, Lean Six Sigma Continuous Improvement, Maintenance Planning, Manufacturing Quality Control, Mechatronics, Metallurgy Science, Process Design, Project Estimations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Technical Problem-Solving, Utilities Management, Written Communication

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date:

08/31/2026

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