Apprentice Warehouse Assistant
VALVES INSTRUMENT PLUS LTD
MANCHESTER (M29 7JT)
Closes on Tuesday 9 December 2025
Posted on 9 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Valves Instruments Plus Ltd (VIP) in Ashby are recruiting for an Apprentice Warehouse Assistant. The successful candidate will work towards completing a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse apprenticeship over the duration of 16 months.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 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, 8.30am - 5.00pm, 1-hour lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- 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
- Picking orders and boxing them up ready for shipment
- General housekeeping duties
- Data input onto in-house management system
- Working towards deadlines as part of a team
- Reporting of any faulty items
- Assembling of products
Where you'll work
VIP HOUSE
CHADDOCK LANE
ASTLEY
MANCHESTER
M29 7JT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP LIMITED(THE)
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 Apprentice Supply Chain Warehouse Operative
- Functional skills
- Work based learning
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
- Team working
- Initiative
- Motivated
- Punctual
About this employer
For over 35 years Valves Instruments Plus (VIP) have been supplying quality engineering and plumbing products to the construction, process and HVAC industries. We stock over 6000 items including ball valves, butterfly valves, solenoid valves, safety relief valves and a wide range of actuation products. Our range doesn't end there though - we also offer a wide selection of instruments including pressure gauges, thermometers and transmitters. Our plumbing range includes boilers, radiators, bathroom suites and stainless steel. In 2009 VIP also launched its pumps division; the comprehensive range is suitable for both engineering and process industries. Our technical expertise is based around years of experience along with keeping up to date with the latest product developments. We are always happy to help you and source any specialist products that you require.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression onto a full time role
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP LIMITED(THE)
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341252.
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Closes on Tuesday 9 December 2025
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