Warehouse Operative Apprentice
S&J RETAIL LTD
Wellingborough (NN8 6QJ)
Closes on Monday 28 July 2025
Posted on 23 June 2025
Contents
Summary
The role of a warehouse operative will work in a variety of warehouse environments. They are required to safely use a range of equipment, machinery, and vehicles, as relevant to their role and setting. This could include mechanical racking systems, materials handling equipment (MHE) or forklift trucks.
- Wage
-
£14,820 a year
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
-
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
-
Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
-
1 year 3 months
- 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
- Taking deliveries
- Checking for damaged/missing items
- Storing goods
- Moving stock by various methods
- Putting the stock away
- Picking/packing orders
- Wrapping items
- Ticketing/labelling
- Loading goods for dispatch
- Lifting goods up to 20 kg
- Maintaining stock records and documentation
- Locations checks and cleaning
Where you'll work
Unit C7
Baird Court
Wellingborough
NN8 6QJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES 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
- Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- End Point Assessment
- Functional Skills in English if required
More training information
This apprenticeship will be delivered with a blend of online and onsite visits with the assessor every 4 - 6 weeks.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Maths (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
English (grade A* - C / 9 - 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
- Team working
- Physical fitness
- Good numeracy skills
- Patience & good punctuality
About this company
World Food Shop is a UK based online retail store selling food from all around the world. At World Food Shop, we have over 15 years of combined retail and online retail experience. At World Food Shop, our goal is to provide our customers with a low cost, simple, fast and reliable service. You will have the option to create an account with us to save entering your details every time, which is excellent if you are ordering from your tablet or phone. However, if you prefer, you can checkout in the usual way. Simply add the products you like to your shopping basket and follow a few simple steps to complete your order. We pride ourselves on fulfilment, and your delivery will typically take 1 to 2 working days to arrive with express delivery using Royal Mail. We continually check and negotiate prices to bring you the quality products and shipping services you need at the lowest available prices.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential full time position on completion of a successful apprenticeship programme
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED
Tracey North
tracey.north@intecbusinesscolleges.co.uk
07580 997408
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327680.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 28 July 2025
When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.