Environmental & Sustainability Apprentice

Cranswick plc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food producer is seeking an Environmental & Sustainability Apprentice to support the ESG strategy. The apprentice will play a key role in promoting environmental practices, submitting data, generating reports, coordinating waste movements, and supporting audits. Ideal candidates are IT literate, detail-oriented, and possess excellent time management skills. This role is office-based in Hull, providing a unique opportunity to contribute to sustainability initiatives within the food industry.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand systems and processes.
• Delivers quality and accuracy in own work.
• Effective time management and deadline adherence.

Responsibilities

• Submit monthly environmental data and evidence.
• Generate monthly board packages and performance reports.
• Record data on energy, water, and waste consumption.
• Coordinate waste movements to ensure compliance.
• Support during environmental and energy audits.
• Conduct daily inspections of internal and external areas.
• Record environmental incidents and complaints.
• Create posters to promote environmental awareness.
• Coordinate energy, water, and waste reduction projects.
• Research business opportunities.

Skills

Understanding systems, processes, and procedures

Quality and accuracy in work

IT literate with Microsoft Office

Time management and ability to meet deadlines

Job description

Environmental & Sustainability Apprentice

Environmental & Sustainability Apprentice

Location: Cranswick Gourmet Sausage and Kitchen, Hull

Shift: Monday - Friday, office hours

Cranswick is one of the UK’s most sustainable food producers with revenue approaching £2.3 billion. We produce and supply premium food to high-profile UK grocery retailers, the food service sector, and other UK and global customers.

We are currently seeking to recruit a proactive and passionate individual for the role of Environmental and Sustainability Apprentice, the successful candidate will support the ESG strategy for Cranswick Gourmet Division. They will champion environmental best practice in line with the Cranswick Second Nature principles.

Main duties include (but not limited to):

• Submit monthly environmental data accurately and with appropriate evidence
• Generate monthly board packages and weekly performance reports
• Record weekly data on energy, water and waste consumption
• Coordinate waste movements on site, ensuring compliance
• Support during external Environmental and Energy audits
• Daily inspections of internal and external areas of site
• Recording of environmental incidents / complaints
• Create posters and displays to promote environmental awareness
• Coordinate projects on energy, water and waste reduction
• Research business opportunities

Requirements, experience and person specification

• Ability to understand systems, processes and procedures
• Delivers quality and accuracy in own work and operates to the correct working standard
• IT literate with use of Microsoft Office
• Ensures effective use of own time, ability to work to deadlines

A full job description is available upon request

Salary to be discussed at interview stage

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.

To apply, please submit your cover letter and CV to: [e-mail]