Warehouse Apprentice

BERTSCHI

Middlesbrough (TS6 6TZ)

Closes on Saturday 1 November 2025

Posted on 8 September 2025

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our innovative operations team, working at an integral stage of the supply chain.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Salary will be paid at £8.00 per hour

Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Over 18 years old - 07:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday for the duration of the apprenticeship (47.5 hours per week) 08:00 - 16:30 Monday - Friday if under 18 (40.0 hours per week)

47 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Saturday 15 November 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Starting initially with the manual lining of our containers, some of the various operations you will progress to, and become familiar with are:

  • Loading and unloading bulk containers and trailers using forklift trucks
    Automatic and manual debagging operations
  • Decanting operations using our revolutionary tilting solutions

Where you'll work

Middlesbrough Road East
Middlesbrough
TS6 6TZ

Training

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

Training provider

THE NATIONAL LOGISTICS ACADEMY 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 Apprenticeship Standard

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
  • Team working
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

Bertschi is a Swiss family business that models itself around the values of trust, integrity, creative innovation, social responsibility, sustainability, diversity, and customer focus. Our employees around the world have made Bertschi what it is today – a leading international logistics service provider. Be part of our success and start your operational career in the logistics supply chain at our prestigious terminal located in South Bank, Middlesbrough. Our terminal is 122,000sqm with an 18,000sqm warehouse capable of holding 14,000 pallets as well as a new container park with the capacity for 1500 containers.

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Company benefits

Holidays 20 days a year plus bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

  • Bertschi wants to be your employer for life and working for us brings ample opportunity for career progression within the Bertschi group for ambitious individuals who demonstrate commitment and capability
  • All training and FLT qualification will be provided to candidates who show a good aptitude and willingness to learn, with a view to permanent employment on successful completion of your apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE NATIONAL LOGISTICS ACADEMY LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340731.

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Closes on Saturday 1 November 2025

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