Warehouse Apprentice

DISTAG QCS UK LTD

Ipswich (IP1 5AP)

Closes in 31 days (Thursday 18 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 August 2025

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Summary

As a Warehouse Apprentice, you’ll be an important part of the team, helping to maintain an organised, efficient, and customer-focused warehouse. The company is growing quickly and for applicants willing to apply themselves and work hard, there will be plenty of opportunities for future progression, which is encouraged.

Wage

£16,500 a year

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Our warehouse operates on a rotating 2-week shift pattern: • Week 1: Monday to Friday – 8:30am to 5:30pm. • Week 2: Monday to Friday – 9:30am to 6:30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 25 September 2025

Duration

1 year

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

  • Picking and packing customer orders with accuracy and care
  • Receiving and checking deliveries against manifests
  • Replenishing picking shelves with stock
  • Assisting with stock takes and inventory checks
  • General housekeeping and maintaining a clean work area
  • Loading and unloading lorries and containers
  • Age-appropriate use of machinery, such as our belt-cutting machine (full training provided)
  • Supporting the team with any other tasks as needed

Where you'll work

Unit 24 Farthing Road
Ipswich
IP1 5AP

Training

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

Training provider

W S TRAINING LTD.

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Candidates must be able to travel to work. Physical fitness is quite key to the role. They will be on their feet most of the day and there will be some heavy lifting involved, manual handling training is provided.

About this employer

Distag QCS (UK) Ltd is a well-established manufacturer, importer, and distributor of engineering components, primarily serving the agricultural and industrial machinery sectors across the UK and Ireland.

https://www.distag.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship, the Apprentice will progress to the role of Warehouse Assistant and from there, there are many different opportunities to progress, depending on the person.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

W S TRAINING LTD.

Apprenticeship Team

apprenticeships@wstraining.co.uk

01284 788005

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337593.

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Closes in 31 days (Thursday 18 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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