Warehouse Operative Apprentice

P F WHITEHEAD TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD

CROYDON (CR0 4TQ)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 21 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 October 2025

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Summary

A Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprenticeship involves learning to manage goods in a warehouse, including receiving, storing, picking, packing, and dispatching.

Wage

£13,741 a year

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Full-time Monday - Friday 8am - 3pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 January 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

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Warehouse Apprentice to join a busy Warehouse team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in warehousing, third party logistics, pallet distribution and outsourced transportation while studying towards a Level 2 Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship.

You will be supported by experienced colleagues and mentors who will guide you through day-to-day operations in a fast-paced, family run business.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Using equipment to move products
  • Operating a warehouse management system for tracking Maintaining a safe and tidy work area
  • Adhering to environmental and security procedures
  • Goods handling: Receive, unload, store, pick, pack, and dispatch products efficiently and safely
  • Equipment operation: Safely use various equipment and vehicles to move, handle, and transport goods
  • IT and technology: Operate warehouse management systems, data capture devices, radio, and barcoding systems to process goods accurately
  • Packaging: Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that are appropriate, efficient, and minimise waste
  • Maintaining general housekeeping duties, including cleanliness and tidiness in compliance with Health & Safety guidelines
  • Stock management: Support stock-taking activities and follow procedures for managing stock and resources
  • Compliance: Comply with all health, safety, security, and environmental regulations, including GDPR and cyber security protocols
  • Communication: Engage with customers in a courteous, professional, and knowledgeable manner and communicate effectively with colleagues and managers
     

Behaviours and personal attributes:

  • Integrity and ownership: Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and a positive attitude while taking ownership of your performance and training
  • Teamwork: Work effectively as part of a team - support an inclusive workplace for example, being respectful of different views, adapting to changes, working to deadlines and a good communicator
  • Proactive learning: Show a keen interest in the industry and proactively drive your own learning and development
  • Problem-solving: Identify and escalate problems that are beyond your direct responsibility

Program structure

  • Duration: The apprenticeship lasts 15 months, and is full time
  • Training: At least six hours per week is spent on off-the-job training
  • Assessment: The program is assessed through observations, work-based evidence, and discussions with your manager
  • End-point assessment: At the end of the program, you will need to demonstrate that you have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours

We are looking for people with the following qualities who want to learn new skills in a warehouse environment:

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative
  • Strong communication skills
  • Effective planning and organising abilities
  • Capability to prioritise and manage own workload effectively
  • A strong desire for continuous personal and professional development
  • The right to work in the UK and related evidence
     

About Us

P F Whitehead Transport Services Ltd is a family run company, started by Peter Whitehead in 1963 with a single van. By the end of the decade, we had grown to thirty. Now in the second generation and based in the South London / Croydon borders. Owning a 5-acre site within excess of 250,000 square feet of internal storage and have the capacity to store over 20,000 pallets. Proud to have an extensive list of both well-known and growing clients, many of whom have been with us for decades too.

Where you'll work

UNIT 4
COOMBER WAY
CROYDON
CR0 4TQ

Training

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

Training provider

SR APPRENTICESHIPS 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.

You will be supported by experienced colleagues and mentors who will guide you through day-to-day operations in a fast-paced, family run business.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Pass)
  • Maths (grade Pass)

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
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Prioritise and manage own work
  • Desire for improvement
  • Eager to learn
  • Planning ability

About this employer

Family-owned and run since 1963, Chairman, Peter Whitehead, founded the company with a single van. By the end of the decade they had grown to 30.

http://www.pfwhitehead.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

You will be eligible to join the company pension scheme

After this apprenticeship

After completion of the apprenticeship and you have completed and passed all the necessary qualifications you may be offered a job subject to the Warehouse Managers discretion.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348784.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 21 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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