Intern – Innovation & Sustainability

Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative and authentic market-right products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services, telecommunications, hospitality, and many more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee with more than 5,500 employees in facilities spanning the globe.

Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap®, Bulwark®, Image Authority®, Kodiak®, Terra®, Liberty ®, Work Authority®, Workrite® Fire Service, Chef Designs®, Horace Small®, CritiCore®, and OOBE®.  Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies® apparel in the B2B channel.

Our Purpose: “We champion and empower workers who make our world work better”

What You Will Do as an Intern – Innovation & Sustainability 

We are seeking a motivated intern to support our Innovation and Sustainability functional areas. This role will contribute to product-related initiatives, regulatory tracking, supplier engagement, and internal communications. The intern will work closely with cross-functional teams to help drive forward our innovation pipeline and sustainability goals.

How You Will Make a Difference:

Innovation: 

• Conduct research and benchmarking of emerging technologies and materials. 

• Support documentation and organization of innovation pipeline activities. 

• Assist in preparing presentations and internal communications. 

• Participate in brainstorming sessions and track idea development. 

• Organization/Maintenance of materials and technologies library 

Sustainability: 

• Contribute to regulatory tracking and mapping efforts (e.g., SB 261, EU GPSR, DPP). 

• Assist with supplier engagement and adoption of sustainability tools like Higg. 

• Organize and maintain sustainability documentation. 

• Support internal briefings and cross-functional coordination on ESG topics. 

Skills for Success:

• High School Graduate 

• 0-1 Years of Related Professional Experience  

• Academic background in sustainability, environmental science, product development, or innovation management, or related functional area 

• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills. 

• Interest in regulatory compliance and pragmatic sustainability approaches. 

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities. 

• Strong Technical Skills (M365: Excel, Word, PowerPoint) 

• Basic to intermediate skills in AI (CoPilot), Smartsheet or similar Project Management platforms is a bonus!  

Deliverables: 

• Weekly status updates and task tracking. 

• Contributions to internal briefings and supplier communications. 

• Support materials for innovation and sustainability meetings.