Warehouse Apprentice
HUWS GRAY LIMITED
Pontefract (WF7 6TA)
Closes in 25 days (Wednesday 1 October 2025)
Posted on 3 September 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for a Warehouse Apprentice to join us in Featherstone! You will be able to complete the Trade Supplier L2 Apprenticeship. Many of our apprentices have gone on to bigger and better careers within Huws Gray Group and we would like you to be our next success story!
- 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 - Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 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
- You’ll be given the training to fully contribute to the day-to-day operations of the branch
- You'll complete a Level 2 Supply Chain qualification
- You will need to commit to and maximise the use of the training and support from the training provider
Where you'll work
Green Lane Industrial Park
Featherstone
Pontefract
WF7 6TA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HAWK MANAGEMENT (UK) 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
Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5 and above)
- Maths (grade 5 and 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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
About this employer
Whether you're in the trade or simply love a good home improvement project, chances are you've heard of us. We’re the Huws Gray Group – home to a family of trusted brands including Huws Gray, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, PDM, NDI, and Anglia Tool Centre. Across the UK, our branches support local communities with everything they need for building, improving, and creating – we couldn’t do it without our people and that’s where you come in!
After this apprenticeship
Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you may wish to continue in a Sales role, or go into a Yard position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HUWS GRAY LIMITED
Recruitment
grouprecruitment@huwsgray.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340237.
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Closes in 25 days (Wednesday 1 October 2025)
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