Warehouse Assistant / Operative Apprentice

CHOICE FULFILMENT SERVICES LTD

Plymouth (PL67PP)

Closes in 10 days (Friday 29 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 May 2026

Print

Contents

Summary

Choice Fulfilment is a tech driven e-commerce pick, pack, and dispatch company with a young and enthusiastic team. The company currently processes between 500 and 1,000 orders per day and continues to grow rapidly, creating new opportunities for development and progression.

Wage

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Planned salary increase based on experience.

Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Shift patterns may vary, but Monday shifts are 09:00-1700 Tuesday - Friday 10:00-1600 Saturdays, every other week - 09:00-1300 Possible Thursday / Fridays off

30 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 18 June 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

2

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

  • Delivery / unloading
  • Replenish stock
  • Picking orders
  • Packing orders
  • Stock counts
  • Checking dates on food
  • Managing stock locations
  • Inputting and managing the WMS (Warehouse Management System)
  • Efficient recycling duties

Where you'll work

10
Thornbury Road
Plymouth
PL67PP

Training

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

Training provider

CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 / C)
  • Maths (grade 4 / C)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Good personal hygiene

About this employer

Choice Fulfilment offer the complete e-commerce order fulfilment solution 3PL for start-ups and small businesses, ranging from picking and packing your orders to offering a full customer service to your customers. With over 15 years of experience in Order Fulfilment Services and  based in Devon, offering full HD CCTV, climate control and no natural light, preventing any potential sun damage or damp to your products, you are in safe hands. We also offer insurance of your stock upon request. Our fully trained staff will pick, pack and dispatch your orders on the same day with 90% of all standard 1st class deliveries reaching the customer the next day because of our close links to the A38 and the M5. We fulfil orders for start-ups and small businesses and products of any size, such as beauty products to pallets of e-bikes.

https://choicefulfilment.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Parking on site

After this apprenticeship

For the right candidate a permanent position at the end of a successful apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032030.

Apply now

Closes in 10 days (Friday 29 May 2026 at 11:59pm)