Warehouse Operative Apprentice

Summary

Warehouse operative learning to a high standard how to successfully prepare product for sale to customer, including labelling, cleaning and packaging goods.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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This could raise to £10 per hour.

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Hours

7am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 24 June 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

Aid in the loading and unloading of products. This will be via opening the curtains on curtain siders, movement of goods at ground floor level with a pallet truck, ensuring all is labelled correctly
Relabel products with the provided labels and ensure ready for resale to customers
Prepare shipping labels and attach them to products before loading. Double-checking details match with volume, delivery location and product type
Prepare and ship samples for customers
Learn how to package, wrap and band pallets for leaving the warehouse
Learning how to be the eyes and ears for a shipping container offload
Keep the warehouse clean, to a strict cleaning regime using the correct equipment and cleaners
Complete first use checks and stock audits.
Help to maintain the high standards within the working environment

Where you'll work

Unit 1 Everill Gate Business Park
Everill Gate Lane
Barnsley
S73 0FJ

Training

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

College or training organisation

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Your training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

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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

Delivery to be completed on site and off the job training either at Barnsley College or your place of work. Student to complete a Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness
Eye for detail
Flexibility
Punctual
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About this company

Vidara is the reference partner in the chemicals & life ingredients market. For many years we’ve specialized in providing solutions, raw materials, additives & ingredients to positively contribute to society. Vidara is a value-added service provider with commercial focus at heart. We combine the strengths of a global presence with the understanding of local market requirements to build solutions suited for any particular country or area.

https://vidara.com/en-ES (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Pension, Health Scheme, Free parking,

After this apprenticeship

Potential to be trained and work way through the company at ground floor level. Ultimately over time to become management level.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Amanda ogley

a.ogley@barnsley.ac.uk

01226216166

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322352.

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