Apprentice Warehouse Operative
APEX STAINLESS FASTENERS LIMITED
Leeds (LS11 0LS)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 July 2025
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Summary
Join Apex Stainless Fasteners Ltd in Leeds as an Apprentice Warehouse Operative. Gain practical experience in a busy warehouse, developing skills in stock control, goods handling, and teamwork. This is a great opportunity to earn while you learn and work towards a nationally recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 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, 8:30am – 6:00pm (for apprentices aged 18+).
Hours will be adjusted for those under 18 in accordance with working time regulations.
One-hour lunch break between 12:00 noon and 2:00pm.
38 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 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
- Understanding and fully supporting the company's business needs and objectives, and the customer focus principle of operation.
- Ensuring safe handling, storage, despatch, and picking of goods in accordance with company procedures and processes.
- Accepting goods into stock, despatch of goods, handling and packing, all in accordance with company procedures and processes.
- Picking of goods for orders, keeping racks tidy and safe, boxing, filling of racks, and housekeeping functions.
- Loading or unloading of goods or assisting therewith (N.B. only approved staff may use forklifts).
- Contributing actively to meeting quality objectives.
- Complying with and assisting in the implementation of Health and Safety working practices, as set out in the staff handbook and other staff notices.
- Maintaining the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
- Assisting in basic maintenance and care of buildings/grounds and other housekeeping, including helping maintain a neat and tidy environment.
Where you'll work
Unit B
Millshaw Park Way
Leeds
LS11 0LS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TOTAL TRAINING PROVISION 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
As an apprentice, you’ll be working towards your Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative qualification. Total Training Provision will be your training provider. This is a work-based apprenticeship, so you’ll earn while you learn, gaining hands-on experience in Apex Stainless Fasteners Ltd’s Leeds warehouse.
More training information
You will support the smooth day-to-day operation of the warehouse, applying your learning directly to practical tasks. This hands-on role will help you develop key skills in stock control, goods handling, logistics, health & safety, and teamwork.
Throughout the apprenticeship, you’ll receive support from a dedicated Skills Coach from Total Training Provision. They will provide:
Regular one-to-one sessions – Helping you stay on track and develop confidence in your role
Tailored advice – Supporting your growth in areas such as stock rotation, order fulfilment, goods-in/goods-out processes, and safe working practices
Blended Learning Approach
Your apprenticeship will combine on-the-job experience with structured learning, including:
Online modules to build your understanding of supply chain and warehouse operations
Interactive training sessions on topics like manual handling, inventory systems, and customer service
Assignments and tasks linked directly to your daily responsibilities
Off-the-Job Training
You’ll spend 20% of your working hours on off-the-job learning. This may include:
Shadowing experienced team members
Attending virtual workshops or completing online training
Completing written work, projects, or practical tasks related to warehouse procedures
End-Point Assessment (EPA)
At the end of your apprenticeship, you’ll complete an End-Point Assessment (EPA) to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and behaviours you’ve gained. Upon successful completion, you’ll achieve a nationally recognised Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative qualification—an excellent starting point for a long-term career in warehousing and logistics.
Requirements
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Health and safety aware
Other requirements
You should be physically able to undertake manual handling tasks in a warehouse environment. Commitment to completing the full apprenticeship programme.
About this employer
Apex Stainless Fasteners is one of Europe's leading specialist suppliers of Stainless Steel Fasteners with a worldwide reputation for its extensive and comprehensive range. Not only a major supply source to the UK Fastener Industry, but also internationally through Apex's dedicated Export Division. Europe's most experienced stainless steel fastener team, totally focused on customer care, offering A2 and A4 stainless steel fasteners in metric, unified and imperial thread form, including non-standard products and sizes.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities for full-time employment and further progression within the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TOTAL TRAINING PROVISION LIMITED
Lucy Hodgkinson
lucy.hodgkinson@total-tp.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334274.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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