Apprentice Warehouse Operative
CARPET & FLOORING (TRADING) LIMITED
Gateshead (NE11 0NY)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 August 2025
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Summary
Support daily warehouse tasks including goods-in, order prep, and vehicle loading. Learn to operate MHE like Fork Lift Trucks. May assist customers at the Trade Counter during busy or holiday periods. A hands-on role with varied duties and opportunities.
- Wage
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£15,704 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, 8:00am to 5:30pm.
40 hours 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
- Operate a counterbalance forklift truck to transport pallets, rearrange stock or place heavy/large objects safely.
- Assist in ensuring orders are packaged and labelled correctly to prevent returned orders.
- Load and unload stock with appropriate apparatus and following safety protocol.
- Inspect stock for defects or damage, reporting any concerns to the Warehouse Manager.
- Occasionally assisting customers at the Trade Counter.
- Support with regular stock checks and report any discrepancies.
- Report Health and Safety concerns immediately, following the reporting procedure.
- Rely on appropriate equipment/tools for the job, following the correct system.
- Be aware of, and participate in, the appropriate training to become multi-skilled.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment in your area.
This role may include other duties as reasonably required.
Where you'll work
Unit 6
Queensway North, Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
NE11 0NY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
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
Level 2 Supply Chain and Warehouse Operative.
Training will be onsite at our Gateshead Branch: Unit 6 Queensway North, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 0NY.
All training will take place on these premises.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Presentation skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
Other requirements
It is a trades environment so will be very fast paced, and likely somewhat dusty in the warehouse, but we will provide PPE and keep the area as clean and safe as reasonably possible. Peak season (our busiest time) is June to September, where workload can be intense, but efforts will be recognised.
About this employer
At TradeChoice Carpet & Flooring, we take pride in our ability to cater to a wide range of flooring needs for various projects. We offer an extensive range of floor coverings that are specifically designed to complement any architectural style and design. Whether your project involves modern, traditional or contemporary design, we have the ideal floor for you. We are committed to providing high-quality flooring solutions that meet the needs of our customers.
After this apprenticeship
We hope this role will become full time, and this will be confirmed near the end of the apprenticeship. It will be determined by budget and headcount, however the initial plan is to take on this apprentice and subject to their performance throughout, we will make a decision as to whether we can offer a full time role, depending on those factors mentioned.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336049.
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Closes in 13 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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