Warehouse Operator Apprenticeship - Accord Healthcare Cogent Ssc Limited

Under the supervision of a warehouse shift leader, you will be responsible for taking deliveries, checking for damaged/missing items, storing goods, moving stock by various methods, picking/packing orders, loading goods for dispatch, maintaining stock records and documentation and cleaning.

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

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Closing date: 23 Mar 2025

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £15,000.00

  • Working week

    9.00am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break.

    Total hours per week: 37.5

  • Expected duration

    15 Months

  • Possible start date

    23 Apr 2025

  • Date posted

    03 Mar 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000140286

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

This is a fantastic opportunity to embark on a career with a leading global company in the life sciences sector. Under the supervision of a warehouse shift leader, you will be responsible for:

  • Taking deliveries
  • Checking for damaged/missing items
  • Storing goods
  • Moving stock by various methods
  • Picking/packing orders
  • Loading goods for dispatch
  • Maintaining stock records and documentation, and cleaning

You will also be required to safely use a range of equipment, machinery and vehicles, which could include mechanical racking systems, materials handling equipment (MHE) and/or fork lift trucks.

Cogent Skills is working with Accord-UK Ltd to recruit an Apprentice Warehouse Operative for its busy manufacturing site in Barnstaple, north Devon. The successful candidate will be employed by Cogent Skills Services but will undertake all on-job learning with Accord-UK Ltd.

This is a fantastic opportunity to embark on a career in warehousing and distribution with a leading global company within the life sciences sector.

ABOUT ACCORD HEALTHCARE.

Accord Healthcare is a fast-growing global pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and distributes generic, biosimilar and added-value medicines in over 85 countries worldwide, helping to improve access for patients to essential pharmaceutical care at the point of need. Accord's portfolio spans across critical therapeutic fields such as oncology, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, diabetes, pain management and gastroenterology by challenging the status quo and directly addressing unmet clinical and societal needs, Accord continuously strives to make things better by delivering high quality medicines to patients, quickly, economically, reliably and with great innovation.

As one of the fastest growing generic pharmaceutical companies in the UK & Ireland, we have an extensive supply chain through its two UK based manufacturing sites and the largest manufacturer-owned warehousing and distribution centre in the UK.

Our employees foster our enduring reputation for quality and integrity, supporting our primary goal of helping to ensure patients receive the medicines they need, when they need them, with patient well-being at the centre of everything we do. We believe in creating a culture that ‘achieves’. To support this, we are looking to build an inclusive company that attracts and retains key talent by investing in training and development, tailored to an individual’s needs. We are looking for the best and brightest technical minds in pharmaceutical development, manufacture and distribution, as well as sharp, forward-thinking business professionals, to work for Accord Healthcare.

We offer opportunities for people who are looking for professional growth, to learn and develop their careers.

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Apprenticeship standard: Supply Chain Warehouse Operative level 2.

Delivery Model: This Apprenticeship will involve 12 months of training, followed by 3 months to allow for end point assessment. Delivery will be online via Microsoft Teams.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

This role is part of our talent planning for the future and, for the right person, we are looking to continue to develop the Apprentice upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship.

Our business is growing, is fast paced and evolving so there may be the opportunity to gain permanent employment in the team as a Warehouse Operative, subject to performance, successful completion of the Apprenticeship, and a role being available.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Team working

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent Minimum 4 GCSEs including English and mathematics (Grade Grade 4 or above) Essential

Things to consider

The successful candidate will be employed by Cogent Skills Services but will undertake all on-job learning with Accord-UK Ltd. at its manufacturing site in Barnstaple, north Devon. There will be a requirement for day shift working. Please ensure that you currently live within, or can relocate to, a commutable distance of the site. Due to the blended nature of the study, you must be able to demonstrate a responsible and mature attitude to your study and work-based activities. Study time will form part of your working week.

About the employer

Our apprenticeship and graduate services have been supporting science industry employers to attract, retain and develop people who can contribute to business success since 2012.

Employer

Cogent Ssc Limited

Address

whiddon valley

Barnstaple

EX32 8NS

Contact

Caroline Lees

caroline.lees@cogentskills.com

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Training

Training provider

SPRINGFIELD TRAINING LIMITED

Apprenticeship standard

Supply chain warehouse operative

Level 2 (GCSE)

Employer's Application Instructions

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

Apply now

Closing date: 23 Mar 2025