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Apprentice Warehouse Assistant within Sandwell Council Prevention Stores
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An interesting opportunity has arisen within the Council’s busy Stores environment
Where you will be helping supply equipment to Sandwell residents to enable them to continue living in their own homes. You will be carrying out a range of warehousing duties whilst undertaking a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Qualification
What you'll do at work
You will be working in a department for Sandwell Council that operates a 7-day service, to supply equipment such as: walking sticks, hoists and specialist beds and chairs etc, to Sandwell residents to enable them to continue living in their own homes, whatever their age or disability.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
- Helping to receive deliveries of new equipment from suppliers – Goods Inwards
- Helping to receive deliveries of equipment being returned from loan
- Picking and issuing stock and equipment from the Stores area – Despatch
- Carrying out any minor repairs to equipment returned from loan
- Adhering to COSHH requirements to undertake the cleaning of equipment
- Assembly of new ‘flat pack’ equipment
- Assist in keeping a check on stock levels within the Stores
- To assist staff members when making deliveries / collections
- To assist with the keeping of accurate records, on an in-house database system
- To ensure that equipment being recycled, fulfils the necessary quality standards
- To comply with policies of Sandwell MBC including Moving & Handling, Data Protection and COSHH
Where you'll work
Sandwell Council Prevention Stores
Dolton Way off Factory Road
Tipton
DY4 9AU
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training
You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
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.
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Training schedule
The apprenticeship training will be delivered in the workplace, as you will receive visits from a college assessor.
More training information
The apprenticeship will also include a proportion of 20% Off the Job Training and a robust programme of Mandatory Apprentice Training provided by Sandwell Council to include Workplace Professionalism and Equality & Diversity.
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4/A-C)
- Maths (grade 9-4/A-C)
Functional Skills in:
- Literacy (grade Level 2)
- Numeracy (grade Level 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Respect client confidentiality
- Punctual and reliable
- Empathetic
- Adhere to health and safety
- Manual handling
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Other requirements
Proof of Qualification Certificates will be required upon application. This position will ideally suit someone with a confident and outgoing personality.
You must be willing to shadow senior post holders and attend any relevant training, as well as being flexible to support the needs of the post.
You must be able to wear a uniform & appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (due to Health & Safety requirements).
You will need to have a mature professional approach and have a due regard for Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, therefore you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to commencing in the post.
It would be advantageous to be physically fit – due to the moving and handling of stock items (for which you will be trained).
We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date, if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible.
Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the west of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and having a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide. http://www.sandwell.gov.uk (opens in new tab)
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
At the end you will gain a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Qualification. The skills, knowledge and experience gained in this apprenticeship will allow you to gain future opportunities in the sector.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
elle_walker@sandwell.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000053712.
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