Facilities Supervisor apprenticeship

Summary

We are a fast-growing & innovative company operating a 50,000 sq ft warehouse. We are seeking a proactive & detail-focused Facilities Supervisor Apprentice to support our team. This apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in facilities management, health and safety regulations, production & distribution processes.

Wage: £12,147.20 to £21,713.12 a year
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Training course: Facilities management supervisor (level 3)
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8am-4pm. Friday: 8am-3pm.
36 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 31 March
Duration: 1 year 6 months
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

Health and Safety:

Learn and assist in the implementation of health and safety regulations and compliance laws within the warehouse.
Support in conducting regular safety audits and risk assessments.
Ensure that all safety procedures are followed, and that safety equipment is properly maintained.
Assist in training staff on safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Operations Support:

Assist the Operations Manager in overseeing day-to-day activities within the warehouse.
Help monitor the flow of production and distribution, ensuring efficiency and compliance with safety standards.
Support the coordination of inventory management, ensuring that stock is organised and easily accessible.
Ensure warehouse equipment is maintained and reporting any maintenance issues.

Admin Support:

Assist the Operations Manager with general administrative tasks related to facilities management.
Help with preparing and maintaining reports, schedules, and operational documents.
Support in scheduling maintenance or service calls for equipment and facilities.
Assist with data entry, filing, and keeping operational records up-to-date.

Warehouse Supervision:

Ensure that the warehouse rules and regulations are adhered to by all team members.
Monitor and enforce cleanliness and orderliness within the warehouse.
Help supervise shifts and assist with workforce coordination as needed.
Report any issues or discrepancies to the Operations Manager in a timely manner.

Where you’ll work

Unit 5 Rosevale Business Park
Parkhouse Industrial Estate West
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST5 7UB

Training

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

College or training organisation

AXIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Your training course

Facilities management supervisor (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Supervise the facilities management function.
Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Lead a team of facilities personnel.
Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
Supervise the facilities management function.
Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Lead a team of facilities personnel.
Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.

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:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/C)

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
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Advanced Packaging is an independent packaging company with a dedicated and customer focused team. Our warehousing and manufacturing offers 50,000 square feet which enables us to offer a flexible service. The main thing that sets us apart from other packaging distributors is our ability to manufacture in-house so we can respond to urgent requirements and do not fall victim of poor service during periods of peak demand.

https://advancedpackaging.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Further progression within the Facilities team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

AXIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Ean Faragher

eanf@axia-solutions.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305563.

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Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 March at 11:59pm)

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