Warehouse Apprentice

UKS Distribution Ltd

Halesowen, B62 8AW

Closes in 30 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 October 2024

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Summary

An Apprentice Warehouse Assistant position has arisen to join the warehouse team of a leading automotive parts supplier. The key duties of this role include accurate picking of correct parts for distribution.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
8.30am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 December

Duration

1 year

Positions available

2

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

  • Load and unload deliveries
  • Fork Lift duties (when trained to do so
  • Picking and packing
  • Store management
  • Housekeeping
  • Key other duties that may be required from time to time within the scope of this role profile and qualified by prior training and experience

Where you’ll work

Unit 12

Hereward Rise

Halesowen

B62 8AW

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

JUNIPER 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

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths and English (grade 3)

    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
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Physical fitness

    About this company

    UKS Distribution Limited, formerly known as Optimal UK Distribution Ltd, is a supplier of high quality automotive parts. Having been a distributor of Optimal Automotive GmbH products for over 10 years, we pride ourselves on being able to maintain the high standards in both customer service and products supplied for customers across the UK and Ireland.​ UKS Distribution are able to offer customers a wide variety of solutions to their needs from a number of different, top quality brands.

    https://www.uksdistribution.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Permanent employment once the apprenticeship has successfully been completed.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

    Neil Shakespeare

    neil.shakespeare@junipertraining.co.uk

    07923219046

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284858.

    Apply now

    Closes in 30 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

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