Warehouse Operator Apprentice

Are you looking for an opportunity to start a career? Would you like to learn how to use the range of equipment and vehicles commonly used in a warehouse? If so, Essity’s Warehouse Operator apprenticeship will help equip you with the skills and knowledge to develop a long-lasting career.

**Who we are**:
At Essity we manufacture and sell products that are used every day, we break taboos and challenge convention, all with the intention of breaking down barriers to health and well-being globally.

In the UK we own and manufacture many leading brands, including **Cushelle**toilet tissue and **Plenty**kitchen roll. To support the manufacture of these essential products our supply chain teams work hard to ensure the teams have access to the right raw materials at the right time and that finished goods are ready for despatch.

**What we can offer you**:

- High reaching starting salary with annual reviews
- Pension 10% employer contribution
- Staff product
- Essity rewards (online and in-store shopping discounts)
- Health and well being support through Healthshield
- Cycle to work scheme
- Local community activities and charitable initiatives

Most importantly we offer the opportunity for you to work for a global company at a local level and gain first-hand experience of world class supply chain processes within the fast-moving consumer goods market.

**About the role**:
Join Essity as a **Warehouse Operator Apprentice**and over 14 months you will have the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge in all supply chain warehouse functions including unloading, picking, dispatch and stock control. Combined with this you will learn how to safely operate the machinery on site, interact with customers and understand how technology supports the operation of a warehouse.

We have 2 positions available one based Skelmersdale and the other based Ashton Under Lyne.

You will work Monday to Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am - 3.00pm.

As part of the learning experience you will be required on occasion to switch to shift therefore you will need to be 18 years old by the start date. The attractive shift pattern allows you to work four 12 hour shifts (two days and two nights) followed by four days off with longer shift breaks of 18 days several times and year.

**What you will do**:
Through a combination of on the job learning and support from a tutor you will have the opportunity to learn and complete the following
- Understanding the importance of warehouse safety and environment issues
- Operating all warehouse equipment and machinery in a safe manner - counterbalance / reach trucks, ride on pallet trucks
- Completing daily machine safety checks
- Taking deliveries and completing quality checks of incoming goods
- Storing goods and moving stock in the warehouse through various methods
- Picking and packing orders
- Operating the warehouse management system
- Loading goods for dispatch
- Reworking products
- Undertaking daily stock counts
- Assisting with customer returns
- Cleaning / supporting the maintenance of high-level housekeeping standards

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will achieve a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship providing a strong platform to develop a long-lasting career with Essity.

**Who You Are**:
We would love to hear from you if you have a minimum of
- GCSEs at grades D / 3 or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English

You will also demonstrate
- A willingness to work with others as part of a team
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
- Be dedicated to completing tasks under tight deadlines

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Collaborative and Inclusive Culture | Empowering & Engaged Leaders | Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact | Learning and Growing in your Career | Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life | Life-changing Innovations | Competitive Total rewards

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**Application End Date**:
24 Mar 2025
**Job Requisition ID**:Essity242978