Level 4 Automation and Controls Engineering Technician Apprentice

at  AstraZeneca

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

AstraZeneca will sponsor you through this valuable work experience and you will have the opportunity to study in blocks towards professional qualifications, including a Level 4 HNC in Automation and Controls Engineering Technician at The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
Automation and Controls Engineering Technician
We truly value Early Talent– their thoughts, ideas and contributions. So throughout the programme, you’ll be encouraged and inspired to speak up, have a voice and make an impact.
Essential skills and capabilities

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

• Good communication skills
• Good team working skills
• Logical thinking to be able to apply processes
• Concerns for standards
• High numeracy, digital and literacy skills
• The ability to learn
• Self-motivation

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade 4 or above, including Mathematics, English and a Science, Technology or Engineering related subject.
• Engineering Technical Certificate at level 3, e.g. BTEC with grades merit & merit or above

or

• A minimum of two A Levels at grade C or above in a Mathematical, Science, Technology or Engineering subject.

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.
This is a 4 year Fixed Term Contract opportunity based at Macclesfield offering £21,500 starting base salary + 11% benefits fund + bonus.
Opening date of advert: 22nd January 2025
Closing date of advert: 16th February 2025
Successful candidates will be notified after the closing date and will be asked to attend a virtual Assessment Day on 20th March 2025.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations, please let us know on your application.
Start date for the apprenticeship programme is 1st September 2025
If you share our passion for engineering and maintenance excellence, find out more at careers.astrazeneca.com
These positions are not open to those already educated to Bachelors degree level or above – for which we have specific Graduate Programmes, see our website for more details https://careers.astrazeneca.com/students.

• Project engineering capability
• Diagnostics capability
• Instrumentation configuration and calibration
• Industrial networks configuration and support
• HMI & SCADA configuration and programming
• PLC / Robot configuration and programmin