Warehouse Apprentice
Sterling Separation Ltd
STAFFS (WS11 0DG)
Closes on Friday 23 January 2026
Posted on 5 December 2025
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Summary
Sterling Separation is offering an amazing opportunity for a motivated individual to launch a long-lasting and rewarding career. You will be an integral part of a successful team within the warehouse completing a Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 apprenticeship
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed
- Training course
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm, 30 minute break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 26 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
- Receiving goods and checking for accuracy and damage
- Booking stock into ERP/warehouse systems
- Picking and packing customer orders accurately
- Preparing goods for dispatch and export
- Maintaining stock locations and labelling
- Carrying out cycle counts and full stock takes
- Supporting supplier deliveries and loading/unloading
- Maintaining clean, organised racking and floor space
- Following FIFO and batch traceability requirements
- Supporting returns, warranty and quality processes
- Ensuring health & safety compliance at all times
Where you'll work
UNIT 24 LONGFORD IND ESTATE
LONGFORD ROAD
BRIDGTOWN CANNOCK
STAFFS
WS11 0DG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
STAFF SELECT 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
- Maths / English functional skills (if required)
- No day release, qualification to be completed within the apprentice work place
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Sterling Separation Ltd is a privately owned company based in Cannock, Staffordshire, providing condensate management and air treatment products to compressed air sales & service companies globally.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for long term employment, and also further opportunities down the line as the business grows (progression opportunities).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STAFF SELECT LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004089.
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Closes on Friday 23 January 2026
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