Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprentice

MILLITEC FOOD SYSTEMS LTD

Derby (DE72 3PS)

Closes in 20 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 May 2025


Summary

Millitec Food Systems is looking for an organised and proactive Engineering Stores Apprentice to support our busy stores team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in stock control, logistics, and stores management within a fast-paced engineering environment.

Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 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

  • Managing goods in and goods out processes
  • Logging and storing stock using digital inventory systems (e.g. QuickBooks)
  • Picking and kitting parts for production teams
  • Issuing stock to meet tight build deadlines
  • Receiving and inspecting deliveries
  • Organising inventory for easy access and efficient workflow
  • Supporting shipping logistics, including domestic and international orders
  • Understanding compliance with food safety and COSHH documentation
  • Working with procurement on ordering stock items and supplies

Where you'll work

20 Victoria Road
Draycott
Derby
DE72 3PS

Training

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

College or training organisation

CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE

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

  • An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence
  • You will be expected to work towards the Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group

Requirements

Essential 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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this company

Millitec Food Systems is a leading manufacturer of automated machinery for the food industry, supplying equipment to clients worldwide. Our innovative solutions range from conveyors and depositors to ultrasonic cutters, butterers, and de-nesters. Based in Draycott, Derbyshire, we are proud to support innovation in food production with high-quality engineering.

http://www.millitec.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Full time role with the company

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE

Alyce Hunt

hunta@chesterfield.ac.uk

07956914838

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323363.

Apply now

Closes in 20 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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