Warehousing Apprenticeship
THE FURNISHING SERVICE LIMITED
Milton Keynes, MK14 5BW
Closes in 27 days (Sunday 23 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 January 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for someone to join our Warehouse team at The Furnishing Service Ltd, one of the largest furnishing suppliers in the UK. This opportunity will allow you to be involved in all areas of the department, learning as you work.
- Wage
- £12,147.20 a year
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Working Days/times:
Monday: 8am – 4pm;
Tuesday:8am – 4pm;
Wednesday: 8am – 4pm;
Thursday: 8am – 4pm;
Friday: 8am – 3pm.
Breaks are unpaid.
Please note, the start and finish times may vary.
36 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 24 March
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
An average week for an apprentice may include:
- Picking the items for orders from customers to be ready to load onto the vans for deliveries
- Daily counts of items to help ensure accuracy of the stock levels
- Loading and unloading deliveries of items that the company receives from suppliers and onto delivery vans
- Any returns that the company receives from deliveries that day, to be checked and booked back into stock
- Monitoring stock levels
- General housekeeping
Where you’ll work
Unit 26, Tanners Drive
Blakelands
Milton Keynes
MK14 5BW
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
LOCOMOTIVATION LTD.
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
Your training will take place at your normal place of work during your normal working hours. You will be given 6 hours each week to carry out Off the Job training towards the apprenticeship. This will consist of online work, and meetings with your Training Specialist both in person and also via Teams meetings.
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this company
Since 1995 The Furnishing Service Ltd has been a leader in the provision of residential and contract furniture and furnishings. Employing 100+ 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 7 branches where they service to customers nationally across mainland UK. These branches are in the following locations: East Kilbride, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland Dingwall, Scotland Milton Keynes, England (the location where the apprenticeship will be fulfilled) Stockport, England Merthyr Tydfil, Wales The business website is:
After this apprenticeship
There is the possibility of a full-time position once the apprenticeship has been achieved.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOCOMOTIVATION LTD.
Chris Lewis
07525862482
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297475.
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Closes in 27 days (Sunday 23 March at 11:59pm)
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