Warehouse Apprentice

FARMFOODS LIMITED

Solihull (B90 4NU)

Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 6 January 2026)

Posted on 3 December 2025

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Summary

Are you ambitious and looking for a new career working in Warehousing? Farmfoods are looking to recruit a Warehouse Apprentice at their Solihull depot. If you desire to learn new skills, then this could be the start of a rewarding career for you. Apply today!

Wage

£20,436 a year

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£13.17 (£10.48 if you are under 21) for day shifts.
£14.28 (£11.88 if you are under 21) for afternoon/lates/night shifts.

Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Shift patterns: Days - 6am - 2pm. Afternoons - Lates: 12pm - 8pm - 2pm - 10pm. Nights - 8pm - 4am - 10pm - 6am. A bit of flexibility when it comes to your shifts. Rota’s are planned three weeks in advance

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 26 January 2026

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

4

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

As one of our warehouse apprentices you will:

  • Accurately and quickly pick stock onto pallets
  • Handle stock with care, checking dates, codes and quality
  • Work within all health & safety requirements of the site
  • Use warehouse equipment and manual handling techniques responsibly
  • Keep the warehouse clean, tidy and organised as part of daily and weekly routines
  • Work with the rest of your team to meet targets and deadlines

Where you'll work

120 Highlands Road
Shirley
Solihull
B90 4NU

Training

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

Training provider

INSPIRO LEARNING 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.

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Due to the nature of our warehouse environments and the equipment being used, applicants must be 18+ to apply for this vacancy. To be physically fit as this is a demanding role and you will be expected to achieve productivity targets.

About this employer

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops and warehouses with the friendliest team in the industry.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family-oriented goods and back that up with an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly service.

Our warehouse operatives are the backbone of our distribution operation and are essential to ensuring our shops have everything they need to deliver a great service to our customers.

Company benefits

15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.

After this apprenticeship

There are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have excellent training programmes and always look to promote to supervisory and management positions from within. Many people in management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our entry level positions, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.

Completing this Level 2 apprenticeship can also be the first step towards preparing you for future leadership roles within our warehouse operations.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003589.

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Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 6 January 2026)

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