Warehouse Operative Apprentice

Summary

Doordeals are an internet based Timber door retailer. Having had exceptional growth over several years we are now looking to recruit extra Warehouse operatives to join our fantastic team, focused on continuing impressive long term growth. An excellent opportunity to join a profitable company, passionate about delivering great customer service.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Hours

Shift work between the hours of 8am – 6pm Monday –Friday

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 5 May 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

The role will include:

· Lifting and moving bulky stock items

· Picking and allocating stock

· Packaging goods up for dispatch

· Checking quality of goods

· Loading and unloading vehicles

· Checking products off against delivery notes (checking door sizes with tape measure, measuring glass apertures etc...)

· Inputting data onto a computer system

· Dealing with customers in person and over the phone, acting in a courteous, polite and professional manner with all customers

· Stock checking

· Maintaining a clean and tidy workspace

Where you’ll work

DOORDEALS LTD
BROOMBANK ROAD
CHESTERFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S41 9QJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

HIGH RIDGE TRAINING

Your training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
Carry out and record learning and development activities.
Conducts handover activities.
Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
Carry out and record learning and development activities.
Conducts handover activities.

Your training plan

Training will all be delivered within the workplace, consisting of blended learning including online sessions and tutor visits. Working towards a Level 2 Supply chain warehouse operative apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills if required.

More training information

Full tutor support from High Ridge Training with your own training plan discussed and set out at the start of your training.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

To consider: • Being able to keep a focus on the job to hand. • Energetic, enthusiastic, hard working, with a can-do attitude. • Work to time constraints, work under pressure and well organized • Someone who gets on with people at all levels on the phone and face- to-face • Able to understand and read metric and imperial measurements • Physically fit to move and carry heavy goods within a team

About this company

At Doordeals we understand that our customers are our business, so we ensure that we treat every customer as we would like to be treated ourselves. We always try our best to meet your needs by offering help and advice on our complete range of internal and external doors. Thanks to many years in the industry, we have developed in-depth knowledge and expertise in all aspects of timber doors allowing us to answer any enquiry you may have and offer a “one-stop” shop for all your door needs. With roots going back to 1971 when our first store was opened in Sheffield, we’ve forged a reputation for good quality products, knowledgeable staff, fantastic prices and great customer service. Expanding further afield back in 2007 with the launch of our e-commerce website – continuing to focus on the same values that had served the family business so well - Doordeals is now one of the UK's leading independent online timber door retailers. With 2020 seeing further expansion with a relocation to a much larger showroom, offices and distribution centre on Broombank Road in Chesterfield, Doordeals continues to grow and deliver more and more orders across the entire United Kingdom and beyond!

http://www.doordeals.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Career progression opportunities • Free parking on site • Contributory pension scheme • Casual dress • Company events • Additional Holiday days due to length of service

After this apprenticeship

Senior staff started in the warehouse and have since progressed within the business.

Apprenticeship progression could include Safety Health & Environmental Level 3 or Improvement Technician Level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HIGH RIDGE TRAINING

Tracey Young

tracey.young@highridgetraining.co.uk

07718975375

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310633.

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