Apprentice Warehouse Operative - REF 14820
D F J AUTOMOTIVE LTD
LANCASHIRE (PR2 5BE)
Closes on Wednesday 20 August 2025
Posted on 20 May 2025
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Summary
DFJ Automotive Ltd in Preston are recruiting for an Apprentice Warehouse Operative. The successful candidate will work towards completing a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprenticeship over the duration of 15 months.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.45pm and Friday, 8.00am - 3.30pm / 15 minute break morning & afternoon / 30 minute lunch break unpaid.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 27 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
- Operate warehouse management systems, for tracking inventory and managing stock levels
- Perform picking and packing of orders accurately and efficiently to meet delivery schedules
- Maintain cleanliness and organisation of the warehouse to promote a safe working environment
- Conduct regular stock checks and report discrepancies to management
- Engage in heavy lifting tasks as necessary, always adhering to safety protocols
- Logistic planning and organisation
Where you'll work
UNIT 55 ROMAN WAY
RIBBLETON
PRESTON
LANCASHIRE
PR2 5BE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC
Your training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
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
- Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional skills
- Work based learning
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
About this company
DFJ Automotive was established in 1992 and is a family-owned United Kingdom registered business. Our background is in manufacturing heavy duty starter motors and alternators for industrial applications including Trucks, Buses, Industrial engines, Plant, Military and Marine. DFJ can supply all major brands, and we have options of original equipment OE, replacement and remanufactured products. We independently import products from around the world and supply to 125 different countries.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression onto full time employment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC
Recruitment
recruitment@nltg.co.uk
01254395355
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321611.
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Closes on Wednesday 20 August 2025
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