Engineering Supply Chain Apprentice
BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
Hounslow (TW6 2GA)
Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 3 December 2025)
Posted on 3 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Support our engineering operation around the globe.
- Wage
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£16,000 a year
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Our business runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, shifts can fall at any time on any day of the week including weekends and public holidays. There will be a rotation of shift work if over 18 and fixed shift pattern if under 18.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 4 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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6
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
- Safe driving and/or operating techniques relating to materials handling equipment
- Safely and efficiently loading and unloading items
- Using correct equipment and procedures to record receiving or stowing goods
- Ensuring items are safely and efficiently packed, assembled and/or disassembled
- Adapts to and embraces the use of relevant technology, systems and equipment
- Complying with appropriate rules, regulations and processes
- Keep up to date with changes to systems, processes and technology
- Communicating effectively with customers and colleagues
- Promoting the values of the organisation
Where you'll work
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
The Compass Centre
Nelson Road
Hounslow
TW6 2GA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LOCOMOTIVATION 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
Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship Standard, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required
Requirements
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
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
At British Airways, we take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. Now, we’re looking to build on this spirit and passion to make tomorrow even better. If you’re made the same way as us, discover how great it feels to connect Britain with the world, and the world with Britain like no one else.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential career progression into warehousing and supply chain at a higher level 3
- Possible opportunities across the engineering sector of the organisation
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOCOMOTIVATION LTD.
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348883.
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Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 3 December 2025)
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