Port Services Apprentice

You will form part of the Port Services and Infrastructure team, developing skills in order to deliver cargo handling services with emphasis on the operation of Port plant, machinery, manual handling and in relation to vessel mooring/unmooring operations.

Applications via northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncil.

Wage

£18,193 a year

Training course

Port operative (level 2)

Hours

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

3

What you'll do at work

• Redelivery of cargos with forklift trucks, loading shovels
• Slinging/de-slinging of various cargos
• Operate plant and machinery on quayside/warehouse
• Developing skills and knowledge of logistics
• Learning how to work in a safe manner

Where you'll work

Capstan House
Barrack Street
Sunderland
SR1 2BU

Training provider

BLYTH HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS

Training course

Port operative (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Follow port sector procedures in line with sector regulations and legislation.
• Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Identify and report hazards and risks in the workplace. Take action to mitigate hazards and risk.
• Comply with safe systems of work and apply control measures.
• Identify hazardous goods.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Comply with port security measures.
• Follow instructions provided from information, for example, text, data, job card, work instructions, risk assessments, method statements, operation manuals, or permits to work.
• Use equipment and machinery.
• Follow procedures to ensure safe movement of traffic, goods, or pedestrians around the port.
• Carry out pre-operational checks.
• Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow techniques for waste management across the port.
• Escalate issues of concern.
• Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
• Use information systems. General data protection regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.
• Communicate in writing with others for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
• Apply team working and wellbeing principles.
• Uses cargo handling techniques.
• Use toolbox talks.
• Classify cargo.
• Load, unload, or store cargo.
• Follow a loading, lift or stow plan.
• Identify, record and report pre-existing damage or new damage.
• Secures the load, for example to maintain the integrity of the cargo, or to prevent damage to the vessel.
• Use techniques to coordinate planned cargo movements for example, hand signalling or radio communication.
• Provide equipment or assistance for passengers to embark and disembark a vessel.
• Follow procedures for secure passenger access.
• Carry out operational tasks related to passenger vessels, such as loading and unloading commodities and products, assisting the vessel, its occupants and vessel staff.
• Follow procedures for damaged, lost, unclaimed, unlabelled, unaccompanied, or suspect baggage.
• Use techniques and equipment to handle baggage and items.
• Complete site checks.
• Take action to mitigate the risks to passengers where there are adverse weather conditions.
• Identify customer needs and deliver a service to meet those needs, resolving queries or problems.
• Follow port sector procedures in line with sector regulations and legislation.
• Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Identify and report hazards and risks in the workplace. Take action to mitigate hazards and risk.
• Comply with safe systems of work and apply control measures.
• Identify hazardous goods.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Comply with port security measures.
• Follow instructions provided from information, for example, text, data, job card, work instructions, risk assessments, method statements, operation manuals, or permits to work.
• Use equipment and machinery.
• Follow procedures to ensure safe movement of traffic, goods, or pedestrians around the port.
• Carry out pre-operational checks.
• Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow techniques for waste management across the port.
• Escalate issues of concern.
• Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
• Use information systems. General data protection regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.
• Communicate in writing with others for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
• Apply team working and wellbeing principles.