Transport and Logistics Apprentice

PARK HOSE & GASKETS LTD

WARRINGTON (WA1 4RX)

Closes on Friday 15 August 2025

Posted on 9 July 2025


Summary

We are offering a 8-month apprenticeship leading to a full-time career. As well as teaching you to calibrate, cut, store and test industrial hoses for the petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Free lunches and quarterly team nights out.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. Overtime may be available on Saturday mornings during peak months

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 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

  • Using machinery to pressure test hoses
  • Using machinery to cut and assemble hoses
  • Preparing and replenishing stocks
  • Maintaining a tidy warehouse

Where you'll work

11 CRANFORD COURT
HARDWICK GRANGE
WOOLSTON
WARRINGTON
WA1 4RX

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE NATIONAL LOGISTICS ACADEMY LTD

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

  • Supply Chain Operative - Warehouse Apprenticeship Level 2
  • Level 1 Functional Skills and progression to Level 2 if desired
  • Specific workplace training
  • All training takes place in the workplace via physical and virtual training methods
  • 20% of the apprenticeship is in training. This can take place through a variety of methods, but equates to 1-day per week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

This is a physically demanding role within a small team. Apprentices will be expected to learn all aspects of the role.

About this company

Formed in 2003 with a Warrington base, Park Hose & Gaskets have quickly grown to become one of the leading companies manufacturing, supplying and testing specialist hoses for the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food and waste industries throughout the UK.

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

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time warehouse operative
  • Sales

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE NATIONAL LOGISTICS ACADEMY LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330785.

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Closes on Friday 15 August 2025

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