Apprentice Warehouse Operative

PHOENIX GAS SERVICES LIMITED

Staffordshire (ST6 5UD)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 24 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 October 2025


Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our progressive and well-established family business as an Apprentice Warehouse Operative. We have been in business for 30 years and provide all Central Heating and Hot water needs using Renewable alternatives. Our Business is growing, and we are now looking to expand our team.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.45am - 4.45pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 3 November 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

  • Undertaking warehouse activities in a safe and efficient manner
  • Complete and follow processes from goods in, through picking and packing to dispatch
  • Maintain a tidy work area and help with building maintenance within and around the warehouse and loading bays
  • Enter details and maintain stock levels using IT skills
  • Work with others to deliver deadlines and targets

Where you'll work

Phoenix Gas Services Limited Furlong Road Tunstall
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 5UD

Training

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

Training provider

STOKE ON TRENT 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 Warehouse Operative qualification
  • Training will be delivered in the workplace

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English or Maths (grade 3 or above)

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

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Honesty
  • Hard working

About this employer

Local company with over 25 years experience in Gas, Commercial, Renewable and Plumbing industry. Multiple depots across the midlands with over 170 staff.

https://phoenixgasservices.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of a permanent contract and the opportunity to look into further training in a wide range of trades such Gas, Plumbing, Renewable, Commercial and Electrics.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345957.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 24 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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