Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship
FIRST CHOICE WHOLESALE FOODS LTD
STAFFS (DE14 1RZ)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 May 2025
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Summary
We are offering an opportunity for a Warehouse & Supply chain operative apprenticeship, which is earning while you are learning and will receive a recognised qualification and a job at the end of the apprenticeship. Excellent opportunity to train as a Warehouse Operative which can lead to career growth into Team Leader and Warehouse Management.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 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 to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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2
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
- Picking
- Packing
- Working Pallets
- Stock replenishment
- Day Rotations
- General cleaning duties in the Warehouse
Where you'll work
5A RYKNELD TRADING ESTATE
DERBY ROAD
BURTON ON TRENT
STAFFS
DE14 1RZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
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
- On the job training
- Monthly workshops with Juniper training
- Research
- Ongoing training through the apprenticship
More training information
- Supported by a skills coach to help achieve apprenticeship
- Monthly workshops
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This role could require some heavy lifting due to the nature of the role. It is a physical role and health and safety must be adhered to at all times. Excellent attention to detail is required to make sure customers orders are picked and packed correctly.
About this company
With a successful background in wholesale food and beverage distribution since 1988, First Choice Foodservice now offer a regular six-days-a-week scheduled delivery service to professional caterers and chef’s kitchens throughout the Midlands.At the heart of our business is a team of dedicated professionals working hard to ensure orders are processed efficiently and delivered on time.
After this apprenticeship
- Team Leader
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Warehouse Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
Angela Gordon
angela.gordon@junipertraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322208.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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