Apprentice Warehouse Operative - 14480

THE FURNISHING SERVICE LIMITED

Stockport, SK4 5BF

Closes on Sunday 13 April

Posted on 23 January 2025


Summary

The Furnishing Service Ltd in Stockport are recruiting for an Apprentice Warehouse Operative. The successful candidate will work towards completing a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprenticeship over the duration of 15 months.

Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday -Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm Friday 8:00am-3:00pm / 30 min lunch

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Sunday 20 April

Duration

1 year 3 months

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

• To gain warehouse experience to fulfill warehouse duties and stock control experience.
• Carry out general admin duties
• Routing and scheduling vans for deliveries each working day
• Picking stock for loading outward bound delivery vans
• Unloading inward bound delivery vans
• Ordering and logging stock to manage stock levels
• Work directly with other members of the operations team to fulfill any tasks requested.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are compiled to including to health and safety standards.
• Ensure all work is carried out to a high standard with regard to accuracy, timescales and relevance to the support required by the business.

Where you’ll work

Unit 4E Crossley Park

Crossley Road

Stockport

SK4 5BF

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

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC

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

  • Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative 
  • Functional Skills 
  • Work based learning 

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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Punctual

About this company

Since 1995 The Furnishing Service LTD has been a leader in the provision of residential and contract furniture and furnishings. Employing 180+ staff, The Furnishing Service LTD is one of the largest furnishing suppliers in the UK providing businesses with an inclusive solution for furniture, furnishings, white goods, flooring and window coverings. The Furnishing Service LTD have branches in East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dingwall, Milton Keynes, Stockport, and Merthyr Tydfil where we service clients across the UK.

After this apprenticeship

Progression onto full time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC

Recruitment

recruitment@nltg.co.uk

01254 395355

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296098.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 13 April

When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.