Apprentice Warehouse Person

HOWDEN JOINERY LIMITED

Bristol (BS16 3LD)

Closes in 13 days (Monday 4 August 2025)

Posted on 21 July 2025

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Summary

As an Apprentice Warehouse Person, you will learn how to ensure stock is received, stored, picked, dispatched accurately and meet requirements for health and company policies that are adhered to. You will receive full training in the depot and through our in-house Learning and Development team.

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
Days and working hours to be confirmed between 8.00am - 5.00pm or 7.30am - 4.30pm (Breaks to be confirmed)

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 18 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

Whilst working towards the Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship Standard, you will be trained to undertake the following duties:

  • Receiving and unloading deliveries
  • Health and safety policies and procedures
  • Stock checking
  • Security
  • Stock rotation
  • Stock management

Where you'll work

Unit 2A
New Station Way, Fishponds
Bristol
BS16 3LD

Training

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

Training provider

DIDAC LIMITED

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.

Training schedule

You will work towards a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative qualification

This standard will cover areas such as:

  • Keeping the warehouse clean/tidy
  • Receiving goods
  • Assembling orders
  • Placing goods into storage
  • Operating forklifts and other plant equipment (with suitable and sufficient training)
  • Moving/handling goods
  • Loading/unloading vehicles
  • Maintaining quality/quantity of stock
  • Ordering materials
  • Customer service

Functional Skills qualification in English and maths will be taught if you do not have a C/4 or above at GCSE level or the equivalent.

Additional benefits:

  • Training from fully qualified Didac staff at your place of work, where your trainer will visit you face to face once per calendar month, with help and guidance available in between visits
  • Onsite learning with the employer will also be provided
  • Ensure you are working to current legal and good practice requirements

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade Grade 4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Howdens Joinery is the UK's largest manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens, appliances and joinery products from local stock, with almost 700 depots nationwide.

After this apprenticeship

At Howdens, there are great opportunities for the right candidate to progress into one of many key depot roles, including sales and management.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DIDAC LIMITED

Elaine

Elaine.stanley@didac.co.uk

08007734230

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332802.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 4 August 2025)

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