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Warehouse Operative Apprentice
LEIGH CABLES DISTRIBUTION LTD
ST HELENS (WA9 4TR)
Closes on Friday 20 November 2026
Posted on 7 October 2026
Summary
Join our family business as a Warehouse Apprentice and gain practical skills in stock handling, picking, packing, and dispatch. Learn alongside an experienced team while working towards a recognised qualification.
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Minimum wage rates
What we offer:
- Practical experience within a family business.
- Support and guidance from experienced colleagues.
- Structured apprenticeship training towards a recognised qualification.
- The opportunity to develop skills in stock control, order preparation, and warehouse operations.
- Increasing responsibility as your skills and confidence develop.
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You will support the day-to-day running of our warehouse, helping to receive deliveries, organise stock, and prepare customer orders. Working alongside experienced colleagues, you will learn about our products and the importance of accuracy, teamwork, and good customer service.
Daily responsibilities:
- Receiving deliveries and checking goods against delivery notes.
- Checking incoming goods for damage, shortages, or incorrect items and reporting any issues.
- Putting stock away in the correct locations and keeping storage areas organised.
- Picking customer orders accurately, checking product codes and quantities.
- Packing and labelling orders securely, ready for collection or dispatch.
- Helping prepare delivery paperwork and courier labels.
- Supporting the loading and unloading of deliveries, following safe working procedures.
- Carrying out stock counts and reporting stock discrepancies.
- Updating stock records using our warehouse or computer systems.
- Learning to identify our range of cables, electrical accessories, and all related products.
- Assisting with measuring, cutting, and preparing products to customer requirements, once trained.
- Keeping the warehouse clean, tidy, and safe, including keeping walkways clear.
- Following health and safety procedures and using the required protective equipment.
- Working with colleagues to prioritise orders and meet dispatch deadlines.
- Reporting damaged equipment, hazards, or other concerns promptly.
- Using warehouse equipment only when trained and authorised.
- Completing apprenticeship coursework, attending training, and taking part in progress reviews.
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Where you'll work
UNIT 4
LEA GREEN BUSINESS PARK
EUROLINK ST HELENS
WA9 4TR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ST HELENS COLLEGE
Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
- 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.
Training schedule
This apprenticeship will be delivered remotely in the workplace. The apprentice will be given a minimum of 6 hours per week as off-the-job training. Maths & English Functional skills will be delivered within the college setting (if applicable).
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in: Maths and English (grade A-C or 4-9 or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this employer
LCD Supplies, formerly known as Leigh Cables Distribution, has been supplying high-quality cables and cable accessories to the substation and oil refinery sectors worldwide for over 20 years. Built on strong industry relationships and technical expertise, the company has developed a reputation for reliability, service, and product knowledge. As our customers' needs evolved, so did we. LCD Supplies expanded beyond cables and accessories to offer a wider range of site products that support projects from initial setup through to completion. Today, we provide solutions across multiple sectors, helping contractors, engineers, and industrial teams source the essential products they need.
Supported by a team with over 100 years of combined industry experience, LCD Supplies continues to deliver dependable products, practical expertise, and service our customers can rely on.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay here.
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to join the business in a permanent warehouse role, depending on performance and business needs. As your skills and experience develop, potential progression routes include stock control, goods inwards, dispatch coordination, and, longer term, warehouse supervisor or team leader positions. There may also be opportunities to move into sales support or other areas of the business.
We will support you in developing your product knowledge, taking on greater responsibility, and exploring further training relevant to your role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ST HELENS COLLEGE
Carolyn Mason
appenquiry@sthelens.ac.uk
01744 623521
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057775.
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Closes on Friday 20 November 2026
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