Warehouse Operative Apprentice

ROBERT GUY SERVICES LTD

LONDON (SE16 2DB)

Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 April 2025


Summary

We are looking for an apprentice warehouse operative to report to the Warehouse Manager. You will learn how to manage stock into the warehouse, counting checking, logging onto the systems and stowing away. The candidate needs to have a can-do attitude who is able to work part of the team as well as on their own.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 08.30 to 17.30.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 12 May 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Booking in and checking stock
  • Clearing up the warehouse
  • Keeping the yard tidy at all times
  • Moving pallets/cartons around the warehouse
  • Medium to heavy lifting handling goods on shelves above head height
  • Stock Takes
  • General maintenance activities
  • Once mastered the basic skill set, working on your own initiative will be key to success.

We are a dynamic team who thrive on impressing clients and work with exciting brands.

Where you’ll work

54/62 RAYMOUTH ROAD
LONDON
SE16 2DB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

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

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

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

Robert Guy Services Ltd is a 3PL business, trading in Bermondsey. We fulfil promotional campaigns for marketing agencies and distribute retail products for ecommerce businesses. For 75 years we have provided household-name brands with storage, packing, logistics and myriad bespoke services. Often clients’ tight deadlines and creative promotional briefs require flexibility of service; so we think on our feet, move fast and adapt to suit on a daily basis.

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

After this apprenticeship

Once completed and if satifactory the canidate could progress to a FT position or Warehouse Operative.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ROBERT GUY SERVICES LTD

Penny Hales

penny@robertguy.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316511.

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Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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