Warehouse & Distribution Assistant Apprentice
ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES LTD
MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE (NG19 9BG)
Closes in 30 days (Monday 22 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 November 2025
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Summary
Join the Essential Supplies team! We’re looking for a proactive and reliable Warehouse & Distribution Assistant to support our busy operations. Essential Supplies is a trusted name in event, hospitality, and cleaning supplies, and we pride ourselves on delivering excellent service, quality products, and efficient logistics — every time.
- Wage
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£11,778 a year
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This is initially a 30 hour per week contract but hours will increase to a full 40 hours in busier periods and your wage will reflect this
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8am till 4pm with 30min lunch.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 January 2026
- Duration
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8 months
- Positions available
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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
• Picking, packing, and preparing customer orders for dispatch
• Receiving, checking, and storing incoming deliveries
• Keeping the warehouse organised, clean, and safe
• Loading and unloading vehicles safely and efficiently
• Assisting with stock checks and accurate record keeping
• Working closely with the warehouse and office teams to keep operations running smoothly
Where you'll work
UNIUT 10
MILLWAY
OLD MILL LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE
NG19 9BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 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
This programme is delivered via a block release delivery model. You will be working to complete a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprenticeship standard, including any required Functional Skills.
You will work with expert assessors and tutors to develop new knowledge, skills and behaviours within the profession.
You will experience a blended learning model.
Requirements
Desirable 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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Essential Supplies Limited specialise in providing commercial catering equipment, food preparation and presentation supplies to bars, restaurants, hotels and the general public.
After this apprenticeship
upon completion of the apprenticeship the employer is looking to offer long term employment and further training to enhance your career.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001595.
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Closes in 30 days (Monday 22 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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