AddressAbout The Role
Are you ready to make a difference and shape the future of sustainability? As a Sustainability Apprentice at Arco, you'll be at the forefront of our commitment to creating a safer and more sustainable world.
Key responsibilities
- Managing the programme of work and performance evaluation of Arco teams in relation to sustainability
- Providing the essential 'glue' of information and data to help us evaluate and demonstrate our progress
- Dealing with and responding directly to customers who are tracking their own sustainability performance
- Developing and monitoring sustainability standards in our supply chain and ensuring that suppliers are working towards shared sustainability aims
On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:
- A starting salary of £22,967 plus up to 10% annual bonus
- 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days
- 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
- An excellent pension and 8x salary Life Assurance scheme
- A huge range of high street retailer discounts to help with cost of living via MyArco Perks
- Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
- Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years
The ideal Sustainability Apprentice will be/have:
- GCSE or equivalent Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above)
- Minimum 3 A levels or equivalent
- A passion for sustainability
- Exceptional communication skills, adept in both written and verbal expression.
- Proficient IT skills encompassing mastery of Microsoft Office programs.
- Unwavering attention to detail, ensuring precision in every task.
- Highly effective organizational skills, managing tasks seamlessly and efficiently.
- Adept problem-solving skills, approaching challenges with a strategic mindset
In return you will receive a 100% tailored training and assessment program to support you throughout your Apprenticeship, topics covered include but not limited to:
- Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner Level 4, and functional skills
- Introduction to CRS and the CRS agenda
- Project Management theory and tools
- Change Management Theory and practice
- Culture management
- Introduction to CRS Data, Sources and analysis
About Us
With almost 140 years of experience, Arco are recognised as the UK's leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, our size, scale and reputation in the sector are why we have such an impressive portfolio of accounts and customers. We're the expert safety partner with a unique mix of specialist expertise and practical real-life industry knowledge. Our specialist safety services provide the technical services and specialist expertise for working at height, in confined spaces and with respiratory protection.Following the appointment of our CEO in December 2022, we are now on a transformation journey to become more profitable and sustainable. This is an exciting and demanding time for the business. There is opportunity to shape and challenge the transformation journey and future growth, while balance the pressure to deliver sales growth and financial targets that are necessary to support the future growth. Our behaviours; Care, Collaborate, Perform and Deliver, are embedded within our culture, to drive performance and ensure we succeed together and are rewarded for that shared success. Because It’s on us. To deliver. Together.
Everyone is welcome at Arco, no matter who you are. Our business is fully committed to creating a truly inclusive, diverse and equal working environment for all of our employees, as well as our customers and suppliers. Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness are fully embedded in our culture and talent acquisition processes. We recognise that everyone is different, and hiring people from a wide variety of backgrounds will only make us stronger.
