Removals Porter & Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship

INSTANT HOME LTD

HUNTINGDON (PE28 2DY)

Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 June 2026

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Summary

You won’t be just an apprentice to us; you will be one of the faces of our well-established company, which specialises in providing quality, stylish home furniture rental. Delivering, installing and collecting furniture as well as helping to maintain a tidy and well-organised warehouse is what you will do.

• Wage:

  £15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  Performance increases; Overtime paid

• Training course: Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day with flexible start and finish times to be agreed at interview.

  37 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Sunday 12 July 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 3 months

• 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

•  Become part of a team that takes responsibility for delivering, installing and collecting furniture and accessories
• Assisting with the loading and unloading of vehicles
• General warehouse housekeeping tasks
• Prepare and check outbound customer order
• Check out of all stock items using the handheld device (following training)
• Complete delivery/collection paperwork to a consistently high standard

Where you'll work

TWO HOOTS FARM
SAWTRY WAY
WYTON
HUNTINGDON
PE28 2DY

Training

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

Training provider

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL 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

• Relevant Health & Safety online courses
• On-the-job training
• Training via Cambridge Regional College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 3 or D)
• Maths (grade 3 or D)

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
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

• Good level of fitness due to lifting furniture
• Willingness to work flexible hours, with early starts whenever necessary
• Live no more than a 30-minute drive from PE28 2DY and have the ability to get to and from work, preferably with their own transportation

About this employer

We are a growing company based in Wyton, just outside of Huntingdon and can offer employees:

Relaxed but motivated working environment
Varied working day
Opportunity for progression

We are a family run company who specialise in the provision of quality, stylish home furniture rental.

Our complete furniture rental service operates throughout the UK, for a range of properties, both small and large.

We pride ourselves on our customer relationships and believe in assisting our clients and employees alike.

Our business is well established and continues to enjoy steady sustainable growth.

After this apprenticeship

• Become a driver
• Move into a senior role

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034194.

Apply now

Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm)