Warehouse Apprentice

POLYCORR LTD

Chesterfield (S43 3FG)

Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

Posted on 16 June 2025


Summary

In this role you will be assisting the daily production of the warehouse, picking and despatching customer orders.

Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
5 Days a week 8.00am - 4.00pm. Days to be completed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Friday 1 August 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

  • To pick and pack orders
  • To work efficiently and effectively as part of a team
  • To keep the work area clean and tidy
  • To maintain high levels of health and safety standards
  • To achieve the targets and job standards set out by Warehouse Supervisors
  • To be communicative between Warehouse Supervisors
  • To be adaptable and flexible in your approach to work
  • To perform any reasonable request from Warehouse Supervisors
  • To follow the 4 STEP Rule
  • Respect company property, including the value of stock items

Where you'll work

Unit 3B
Seymour Link Road, Woodthorpe, Mastin Moor
Chesterfield
S43 3FG

Training

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

College or training organisation

AXIA SOLUTIONS 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

Training will take place in the workplace via taught sessions each month. 

  • Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship Standard
  • Functional Skills in Maths and English (If required)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Duties will involve regular and repetitive light, medium and heavy lifting.

About this company

Polycorr is a customer focused manufacturing organisation, producing plastic protection products for the construction industry, owned by Protec International Ltd

https://www.protection.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Permanent role upon apprenticeship completion.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

AXIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Ean Faragher

eanf@axia-solutions.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326201.

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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

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