Production and Logistics Apprentice

ADLER PELZER WASHINGTON LIMITED

Tyne and Wear (NE38 8NW)

Closes in 20 days (Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 July 2025

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Summary

To perform an integral role within the PCL team supporting both Material Planning and Master Scheduling. Assisting in managing and improving inbound and outbound material flows, customer scheduling requirements through interaction with SAP. This role will focus on inventory management and daily Sap Analysis to achieve plant targets.

Wage

£23,200 a year

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Training course
Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.30pm. Friday, 8.00am - 2.30pm.

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

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

  • Responsibility for ensuring raw material is received correctly and accurately using SAP
  • Create transport schedules and consult with logistics providers to execute transport management
  • Support the procurement of raw materials in line with customer demand and respond proactively to identify supply issues
  • Support the Toyota administration process as and when required
  • Assessment of potential material shortages organising information to support the escalation process
  • Monitor supplier daily delivery performance and communicate non-conformances to suppliers as required via the Supplier Rating system (SRS)
  • Manage the inventory cycle count process and any line study analysis as required
  • Complete all inventory investigations necessary after cycle counts.
  • Daily analysis/stock accuracy tasks and maintenance supporting the Master Scheduler
  • Coordinate the flow of returnable packaging to and from suppliers in line with customs regulations
  • Complete Plant stock take activities (mandatory)
  • Ordering of re-usable packaging and consumables upon request
  • Work closely with Material Handling to achieve optimum goods in scheduling
  • Standardise process flows and support administrative documentation across the department
  • Raise orders and support invoice management requests
  • Update and maintain Departmental KPIs, specifically the negative stock and delivery within 1-hour. (Key Performance Indicators)
  • Monitor new material creation and part level changes.
  • Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives through both individual motivation and in a collaborative effort with others

Where you'll work

Staithes Road
Pattinson Industrial Estate, Washington
Tyne and Wear
NE38 8NW

Training

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

Training provider

ZENITH PEOPLE LIMITED

Training course

Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Manage the flow of fast-moving consumer goods products or services based on evolving and changing information.
  • Use standard operating procedures.
  • Support customers with supply chain enquiries.
  • Use IT systems for the supply chain; Company and customer systems. Applies cyber security and GDPR regulations and policies.
  • Use continuous improvement techniques in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
  • Lead and participate in problem solving activities: 5 whys, fishbone analysis.
  • Use capacity planning to inform fast-moving consumer goods supply chain processes.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Escalate issues and tasks.
  • Analyse data against supply chain key performance indicators to identify trends and themes that affect the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
  • Plan and adhere to customer lead times.
  • Use data analysis outcomes to inform decision making in the supply chain function.
  • Develop and implement a supply plan, for example, supply planning, production planning, demand planning, operations planning - logistics, commercial planning.
  • Use order management tools to capture customer orders.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
  • Apply quality assurance procedures.
  • Identify and document hazards and risks in the workplace. Apply control measures.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic; risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements.
  • Comply with sustainability principles and regulations including efficient use of resources, recycling, reuse and safe disposal of waste.
  • Identify, organise and use resources, including team members, to plan and complete tasks, with consideration for cost and quality.
  • Manage the flow of fast-moving consumer goods products or services based on evolving and changing information.
  • Use standard operating procedures.
  • Support customers with supply chain enquiries.
  • Use IT systems for the supply chain; Company and customer systems. Applies cyber security and GDPR regulations and policies.
  • Use continuous improvement techniques in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
  • Lead and participate in problem solving activities: 5 whys, fishbone analysis.
  • Use capacity planning to inform fast-moving consumer goods supply chain processes.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Escalate issues and tasks.
  • Analyse data against supply chain key performance indicators to identify trends and themes that affect the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
  • Plan and adhere to customer lead times.
  • Use data analysis outcomes to inform decision making in the supply chain function.
  • Develop and implement a supply plan, for example, supply planning, production planning, demand planning, operations planning - logistics, commercial planning.
  • Use order management tools to capture customer orders.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
  • Apply quality assurance procedures.
  • Identify and document hazards and risks in the workplace. Apply control measures.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic; risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements.
  • Comply with sustainability principles and regulations including efficient use of resources, recycling, reuse and safe disposal of waste.
  • Identify, organise and use resources, including team members, to plan and complete tasks, with consideration for cost and quality.

Training schedule

Working towards Supply Chain Practitioner Level 3 apprenticeship standard. Training will take place at employer's site.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

We do business differently! We will grow intelligently, profitably and in a socially and environmentally friendly manner We will be true to our historical and family based roots, which allow us to support each other in a collaborative and unique manner, makes us what we are. We want to be the global leader in our field of business, providing integrated and innovative solutions, working in partnership with our customers.

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time role available for the right candidate upon completion of apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ZENITH PEOPLE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334632.

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Closes in 20 days (Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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