Zero Waste Supervisor Blossom Music Center is seeking a Zero Waste Supervisor to help us take our sustainability programs to the next level. This role is the backbone and driving force behind Live Nation's resource recovery and circularity program and is responsible for ensuring efficient waste sorting protocols, clean and organized workspaces, and thorough support of sustainability department growth. This position will partner with the Venue Sustainability Manager and be part of the venue operations team. Coming into 2025, Blossom Music Center is setting new objectives and processes for its zero-waste program, which will be spearheaded by the Venue Sustainability Manager and Zero Waste Supervisor. Zero Waste Supervisors will be tasked with day-to-day program execution as they work to develop a comprehensive, industry-leading zero waste program. Zero Waste Supervisors will assist the Venue Sustainability Manager in making this program increasingly adaptable to be able to deliver on target goals. This is a seasonal, part-time position for show days. Hours per week will vary depending on show schedule and business needs at the time. What This Role Will Do: Participate in Zero Waste Supervisor on-boarding training. Assist with Zero Waste Coordinator training and oversight. Be onsite during pre-season venue set up, at request of the Venue Sustainability Manager, to ensure zero waste operational procedures are in place. Assist in the mid- and post-show waste sorting process of all recycling, composting, donations, and landfill materials. Be available to work show days and non-show days to ensure all waste is sorted and diverted. Assist with overseeing the material sorting process of all recycling, composting, reuse, and donations materials to increase resource recovery and diversion from landfill. Assist with Front of House Zero Waste initiatives as outlined by the Venue Sustainability Manager. Relay boots on the ground observations to guide areas of improvement and overall program development. Contribute ideas to improve material circularity based on most commonly seen items in the waste stream. Assist the Venue Sustainability Manager with educational support to all crew members and fans. Maintain a clean sorting area and support the post-show pick after each event, which will occasionally result in scheduled shifts occurring on days after a show. Be able to step in and oversee sustainability processes in the event the Venue Sustainability Manager is sick or cannot attend a scheduled show. Support compliance with local environmental policies and mandates. Other tasks as assigned by the Venue Sustainability Manager on an as-need basis. What This Person Will Bring: Show days require about 90% of the time spent walking, bending, reaching, stooping, lifting and carrying 50+ lbs. with about 75% of that time spent sorting materials. Not afraid to get dirty or be around unpleasant odors. Ability to work outside in variable weather. Strong time management skills to show up on time and work late hours. Dedication to participate in something that will have a real and immediate impact to the cause. A positive attitude. Creative thinker and problem solver. A strong sense of teamwork and ability to execute programs. Experience in events/zero waste events are a plus.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas. We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis. Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.
