Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprentice

BISHOP'S BEDS LTD

PETERLEE, SR8 2LT

Closes in 7 days (Friday 7 February at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 January 2025


Summary

Our client is looking to welcome an ambitious person, whatever your background, to join their growing Manufacturing & Warehouse team in Peterlee as a Supply Chain Apprenticeship, with the goal to develop into a Warehouse Team leader/Supervisor role throughout your career with them.

Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 17 February

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

  • To correctly assist in the loading/unloading of vehicles, both goods in and out
  • To ensure all paperwork/documentation relating to goods in/out are filled in and filed correctly
  • Store goods in correctly and safely in corresponding locations
  • Perform weekly stock checks to ensure minimum quantity levels are held and report back any shortages
  • Follow correct procedure for goods returned and process back into stock correctly
  • Prepare/Pick/pack goods for delivery ensuring all required documentation/labels are present
  • Perform daily health and safety checks and ensure documentation is filled out correctly and report any dangerous occurrences to the warehouse manager immediately
  • Always maintain a clean and tidy warehouse
  • Support manufacturing with production where/when necessary
  • Support delivery drivers with runs where/when necessary
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures including ISO and make recommendations for continuous improvements
  • Adhere to all Health and safety rules and requirements
  • Any other reasonable tasks as required by the management team

Where you’ll work

2 BRINDLEY ROAD

SOUTH WEST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

PETERLEE

SR8 2LT

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

GEM PARTNERSHIP 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.
  • 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

  • Bespoke training delivered onsite

More training information

  • Supply chain warehouse operative Level 2 (GCSE) Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade 4)
  • Maths (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

  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Clean as you go

About this company

Bishop's Beds are the experts when it comes to affordable beds and mattresses. Based in the North East, they’ve been designing, manufacturing and supplying everybody’s favourite piece of bedroom furniture for over 30 years! Bishops Beds don’t just provide contract furniture for big projects. They also have a range of high-quality, affordable beds and mattresses for the family home too. They stock day beds, guest beds, big beds, little beds, bed frames, storage beds and more. They have a full range of affordable beds and mattresses available to purchase online, or via their showroom in Peterlee. Whether it’s mattresses, beds, bed frames or bed fixtures you need, they can offer specialist advice and guidance. It’s all part and parcel of their friendly customer service.

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

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a permanent Team Leader/Supervisor position with the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GEM PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Jen Dunthorne

jen.dunthorne@gempartnership.com

+447848448459

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000298062.

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Closes in 7 days (Friday 7 February at 11:59pm)

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