Warehouse Apprentice
WATTRUS GROUP LIMITED
West Midlands (B90 4NP)
Closes in 31 days (Saturday 16 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 July 2025
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Summary
Wattrus Group have an exciting new opportunity for someone to join them as a Warehouse apprentice, this role will require being engaged and involved in the team, so is best for someone who is motivated and driven.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8.30 - 4.30
15 Minute break in the morning, 30 minute lunch
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 21 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
- Preparing goods for dispatch
- Stock taking
- Preparing orders
- Placing orders
- Speaking to suppliers
- Taking deliveries
- Bailing
- General maintenance
- Working closely with the warehouse manager
Where you'll work
7 Highlands Road
Shirley
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 4NP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
STAFF SELECT 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
The Level 2 Supply Cahin Warehouse Operative qualification is delivered in the workplace, you will be visited by your coach in person or remotely. If required, Functional Skills in Emnglish and maths will also be completed.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths & English (grade 3-4)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
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This role will involve physical work
About this company
In 1986, Andy Wattrus, a curtain fitter by trade, established the Wattrus Group. Now, over 38 years later, the business has grown into one of the UK’s finest specialists in soft furnishings and flooring. Our head office and manufacturing facility are based in Solihull, and in 2021, we opened our Northern office in Barnsley. Specialising in soft furnishings and flooring, we provide a 360° service to our clients by surveying, manufacturing, fitting, and providing aftercare on all our products. It is paramount that we offer a personal service that aligns with the client’s vision, budget, and timescales.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full time role for the right candidate after the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STAFF SELECT LTD
Ryan Whitehouse
ryan.whitehouse@novatraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331887.
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Closes in 31 days (Saturday 16 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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