Warehouse Apprentice

GKC INTERIORS (NE) LTD

GATESHEAD (NE10 0UW)

Closes in 20 days (Monday 1 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 November 2025

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Summary

The Warehouse Operative is responsible for all aspects of the warehouse including Health & Safety, and Quality performance in their specific and immediate work area. The purpose of the Warehouse Operative is to carry out a variety of jobs such as, Quality control, arranging goods in/out.

Wage

£15,311.40 a year

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 7.30am – 4pm Friday 7.30am – 3pm

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 December 2025

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

  • Quality checking of manufactured goods prior to dispatch.
  • Clean and wrap of all manufactured goods.
  • Ensure there is an sufficient stock of products required to do your job role within the warehouse.
  • Ensuring your own workspace and surrounding areas are kept tidy.
  • Ensure goods don’t get damaged.
  • Working towards a schedule of goods to be delivered each day.
  • Load/unload goods from the truck.
  • Check all delivered goods are accounted for and no missing items from order placed.
  • Adhere to all health & safety procedures at all times.
  • Identify and report all unsafe operations to supervisor

Where you'll work

UNIT 5-6
GREEN LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
PELAW
GATESHEAD
NE10 0UW

Training

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

Training provider

ZENITH TRAINING 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

  • Working towards Supply chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard.
  • Training will take place at employers site.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

GKC is family based company, which has been going since 2006 to the present date manufacturing of all kitchen & bedroom units to trade customers in all areas of the country

After this apprenticeship

  • Potentially a full-time role available for the right person upon completion of apprenticeship. The employer is invested in progressing staff within the business when the opportunity arises.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ZENITH TRAINING LIMITED

Ian Wilkinson

ianwilkinson@zenithtraining.org.uk

01919171097

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000350606.

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Closes in 20 days (Monday 1 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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