Freight Warehouse Operative Apprentice

REED FORWARDING LTD

Bury St. Edmunds (IP32 7HT)

Closes in 9 days (Saturday 28 February 2026)

Posted on 29 January 2026

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Summary

We are an independent freight forwarding company offering shipping and warehousing services from our site in Bury St Edmunds. We are a small friendly team looking to recruit a Freight Warehouse Operative Apprentice.

• Wage:

  £16,640 a year

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  Full training will be provided, supervised by our warehouse manager and assisted by our Warehouse team.

• Training course: Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, between 8:00am and 17:00pm

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 1 April 2026

• 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

Main roles and Responsibilities: 

• Check goods / count products / get pictures and record details – goods in and for loadings.
• Pick and pack orders.
• Handload containers / offload containers.
• Use of pump truck and with further training electric pump truck / forklift.
• Housekeeping tasks including cleaning and sweeping.
• Labelling / repacking goods.

• Completing paperwork accurately both manually and using technology.

Where you'll work

Reed Forwarding Ltd, Systems House, Chapel Pond Hill
Bury St. Edmunds
IP32 7HT

Training

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

Training provider

WEST SUFFOLK 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

The learner will be studying the Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard qualification.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 2-9)

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• Team working
• Physical fitness
• Patience
• Organisation skills
• Initiative

Other requirements

Varied workload from checking goods to handloading containers, very physical job which involves working in warehouse and outside in yard.

About this employer

Reed Forwarding are a small, family run Freight forwarding and warehousing company based in Bury St Edmunds.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity for full time role on completion of apprenticeship and to train for Fork Truck license.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011480.

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Closes in 9 days (Saturday 28 February 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.