Supply Chain Warehouse Operative (Level 2) Apprenticeship

This role is centred on accurate stock control across the warehouse and units, ensuring materials are tracked, ordered, stored and issued correctly to support production, sample requests and customer orders.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Key Responsibilities — Stock Control

• Carry out regular stock takes and reconcile physical stock against records
• Perform stock checks and visual inspections to identify shortages, damage or discrepancies
• Manage material relocation and storage to keep stock organised and traceable
• Decant and process container deliveries, recording stock received
• Palletise materials correctly for onward deliveries and storage
• After training: support purchasing, price control, supplier quotes and associated recording

Key Responsibilities — Warehouse Operations

• Make up and package customer orders
• Cut samples for customer requests
• Carry out warehouse checks and maintain a clean, presentable warehouse, units and canteen
• Handle staff requests, including PPE distribution and recording
• Support collections and deliveries when required
• After training: PAT test equipment; carry out face fitting; complete basic repairs to plant and cables; vehicle checks and basic repairs; forklift driving and forklift inspections

Where you'll work

THE OSCAR INNOVATION CENTRE
FORMBY ROAD
HALLING
ROCHESTER
ME2 1FQ

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

Training provider

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK 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.