Warehouse / Dispatch Apprentice

Summary

This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to join our friendly team at Atlas Ball. As a warehouse / stores apprentice, you will play a crucial role in supporting the smooth and efficient operations of our stores (goods inwards / dispatch) department.

Annual wage: £13,949 a year
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Training course: Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm and Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 2 October
Duration: 1 Year
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Duties include:

Goods Inwards / Receipt of deliveries - Carrying our company goods inwards procedure
Storing goods and moving stock - Picking / packing customer orders - Repacking product to company / customer specifications - Loading goods for dispatch - Maintaining stock records and documentation
Helping maintain clean / safe working environment / basic maintenance tasks
Driving the companies FLT - Carrying out deliveries using the company van

Where you’ll work

Atlas Ball & Bearing Company 'LTD

Leamore Lane

Walsall

WS2 7DE

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

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.

Your training plan

Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 Functional skills may be required if necessary.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 4)
English (grade 4)

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

Attention to detail
Communication skills
Initiative
Non judgemental
Organisation skills
Physical fitness
Problem solving skills
Team working

Other requirements

You will be required to hold/obtain a full driving licence and pass an FLT competence test to enable the candidate to drive the company vehicles (full training and assistance with will be given to achieve FLT qualification)

About this company

We are an ISO 9001 approved manufacturer / stockist and distributor of precision balls and rollers in a wide variety of materials. Established in 1978 we have continued to offer customers a complete solution to their precision ball requirements.

After this apprenticeship

To be decided upon completion of training.

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