Warehouse Operative

The Opportunity: Apprentice Warehouse Person

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Warehouse Apprentice to join our 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 Supply Chain 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.

The Apprentice Warehouse Person role offers a unique opportunity to receive comprehensive on-the-job training and expert support from a leading training provider. The apprenticeship typically takes 15 monthsand requires demonstrating skills through assessments such as observations and performance reviews with their manager.

Responsibilities

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

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.

Responsibilities and duties will include:

· 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 for 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.

Requirements

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. We are now in the second generation, and we are based in the South London / Croydon borders. We own a 5-acre site within excess of 250,000 square feet of internal storage and have the capacity to store over 20,000 pallets.

We are proud to have an extensive list of both well-known and growing clients, many of whom have been with us for decades too.

Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Pay: £7.55 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension

Work Location: In person