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Level 4 Sustainability Apprentice

AstraZeneca • Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom • £24.57k / year • 1w ago

Level 4 Sustainability Apprentice

Macclesfield, UK

Starting base salary of £24,570+ 11% benefits fund + bonus

Human health is closely linked to a healthy planet. At Macclesfield, we’re delivering ambitious sustainability goals: decarbonising our operations and value

chain, partnering to drive actions to accelerate net-zero healthcare, and actively managing our dependencies and impacts on nature while investing in biodiversity and reforestation.

Recognising the interconnection between business growth and addressing the major health challenges of our time, our Sustainability strategy focuses on how we do business and how we make a positive impact - for the health of people, society and the planet.

Make the start of your journey a lifechanging one

As part of our Early Talent Programme, you’ll be involved in Macclesfield campus Sustainability strategy focussing on Facilities Management and Operational sustainability.

This is an opportunity to learn how to set sustainability targets, deliver projects, measure progress, report status and communicate successes on sustainability our campus, to the wider AstraZeneca network and to external stakeholders.

Macclesfield Infrastructure Development (MID) isthe group that designs, builds, and maintains the campus buildings and services. You’ll see how sustainability is applied day-to-day to lower the environmental impact of the UK’s largest pharmaceutical site.

What you’ll do:

This is an opportunity to learn how to set sustainability targets, deliver projects, measure progress, report status and communicate successes on sustainability our campus, to the wider AstraZeneca network and to external stakeholders.

What we’re looking for:

Interest in sustainability and the environment: motivated to make a measurable impact.

Curiosity and willingness to learn: no prior professional experience required.

Organisation and attention to detail: comfortable tracking tasks, data, and timelines.

Communication skills: able to explain findings simply to technical and non‑technical audiences.

Teamwork: enjoy collaborating with people from different functions.

What you’ll get:

Hands-on experience applying sustainability across a major, real-world campus.

Training, mentorship, and support from the Infrastructure Development team.

Exposure to varied operations (R&D, manufacturing, facilities) and how sustainability fits in each.

Skills for a long‑term career in sustainability, operations, or facilities management.

Macclesfield

The Macclesfield Campus is an essential part of AstraZeneca’s UK Operation and the 2nd largest operational site within the company’s global network. It is approx. 100 acres with over 5000 people working on site. The site is unique in the AstraZeneca network providing an opportunity to engage in medical research and development, product design, medicines manufacturing and packing as well as a wide range of corporate support functions.

You will be based in Astrazeneca’s Macclesfield Infrastructure Development (MID) in the heart of the campus. This department designs, builds and maintains the buildings and services around the campus. You’ll get to understand how sustainability works in practice to reduce the environmental impact of the UK’s largest pharmaceutical site.

Training and Development

AstraZeneca will sponsor you through yourLevel 4 Sustainability ProfessionalApprenticeship at LDN Apprenticeships.

The apprenticeship combines working, earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time learning (on average 1 day/week). This will give you the opportunity to gain a Level 4 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability qualification with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills and the excitement of helping to develop new medicines whilst taking your first steps towards a rewarding career.

We truly value Early Talent– their thoughts, ideas and contributions. Throughout the programme, you’ll be encouraged and inspired to speak up, have a voice and make an impact.

Skills and Capabilities

We would be looking for the following attributes from our successful applicants:

Individuals who have an interest in and passion for sustainability

Enthusiastic individuals who are keen to learn and with a genuine curiosity

Able to act independently but also to work and contribute in a team environment

Good organisational skills with an excellent attention to detail & a proactive approach to problem solving

The ability to work on multiple tasks and understanding how to prioritise

Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Entry Requirements

5 GCSEs (or equivalent) grades 9 to 4 including English and Maths

To have achieved or predicted to achieve a minimum of 1 A level (32 UCAS points) or equivalent at Grade C.

Benefits, open and close dates

To apply for this position, please click the apply link.

This is a 2-year fixed term contract opportunity based at Macclesfield with a starting base salary of £24,570+ 11% benefits fund + bonus.

At AstraZeneca, we aim to set you up for success and we recognise the challenges that starting a new job can bring. We therefore offer a relocation package to help with the costs and process of moving for candidates who currently live more than 60 minutes from the site location for this Apprenticeship.

Opening date of advert: 12thJanuary 2026

Closing date of advert: 15thFebruary 2026

Successful candidates will be asked to attend a virtual Assessment Day during week commencing 9th March 2026.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations, please let us know on your application.

Start date for the apprenticeship programme is 7th September 2026.

Equal Opps

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.

These positions are not open to those already educated to Bachelor's degree level or above – for which we have specific Graduate Programmes, see our website for more details https://careers.astrazeneca.com/students

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