Warehouse & Recycling Apprentice

TIER 1 ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD

Essex (CM9 4LQ)

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 10 September 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 August 2026


Summary

Working within a warehouse environment to include receiving and booking in deliveries, safe handling and stock control principles for storage, movement and despatch of goods. Learn & understand recycling materials in modern IT equipment. Segregate and manage materials to recycling partners, Learn the key benefits of the circular economy.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
08:30 - 16:30, working days TBC.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Sunday 20 September 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

  • Receive incoming deliveries and complete documentation/systems records
  • Book stock on to system using main ERP system. Maintain strict stock control principles
  • Segregate and control assets with value from recycling/end of life IT equipment
  • Segregate recycling materials, dismantle old, or damaged IT assets learning the different waste routes for components/materials

Where you'll work

1-3 Baltic Wharf
Station Road
Maldon
Essex
CM9 4LQ

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

Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2.

The training will be delivered mainly hands on, at the Maldon facility. Each stage of the warehouse process will be guided by a senior member of the team. There will be an element of the standard company on line learning courses to complete and also subject specific training given. Subjects will include how the WEEE recycling and circular economies are managed and how they contribute to the overall targets of carbon neutrality and reducing global warming. Our sustainability specialist will show how the operations our company provide to our customers contributes directly to the legal targets set out by government. This training will be delivered in a Teams environment but also there is the expectation that should apprentices agree some time will be spent in our Manchester facility to learn the overall company operations. Most training will be done on an in person basis from experienced staff and employees who were previously apprentices.

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness
  • Reliable

Other requirements

The company operates standard working hours. The work can be physically demanding. Training will be given across all areas but there will be lifting and moving involved, using equipment (once trained) such as pallet trucks to move heavy pallets. The roles will largely be on your feet not desk driven.

About this employer

Tier1 operates in the IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) industry. our business model is to work with our customers who are retiring or upgrading their IT estate in a way that is both secure (data security is essential at all stages) and environmentally friendly. We are pushing our environmental targets and developing new and innovative ways to support our customers in an area that is becoming more and more legislatively controlled. We are passionate about our environmental credentials, working with specialist organisation to drive up the standards in our industry and work to the UN Global Compact and Ecovadis scores.

https://www.tier1.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Pension.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

If successful, the roles could become permanent full time. Opportunity to build a career in the ITAD (IT Asset Disposition) sector would be the end goal for the company and the apprentice. Development through either a warehouse/recycling centre management career is one possibility, also the possibility of moving into the Sustainability sector with the upcoming increase in EU and UK legislation on reporting and targets on scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions. The company offers ITAD services so there may be opportunities to move in to other disciplines such as service sales or service management.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOCOMOTIVATION LTD.

Daniel Smith

dsmith@tier1.com

07758248399

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050566.

Apply now

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 10 September 2026 at 11:59pm)