Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprentice

About the role

🚀 Warehouse Apprentice 🚀

Ready to kickstart your career in logistics and supply chain? We're growing and on the hunt for a super keen, enthusiastic, and totally reliable Warehouse Apprentice to join our awesome Stores/Warehouse Team! ✨ This is your chance to dive headfirst into warehousing, stores, purchasing, and supply chain operations.

You’ll be the backbone for our Service and Installation departments, getting hands-on experience and developing serious skills across the whole business. 💯 We’ll immerse you in different parts of the company so you gain a solid, all-round understanding of how we roll, the cool products and equipment we supply, and how our teams crush it for our customers. 🌟

Your mission, should you choose to accept it (and you should!):

• 📦 Receiving & Checking: Welcome incoming goods and make sure deliveries match up with purchase orders and delivery docs.
• 🧐 Quality Control: Inspect for any shortages, damage, or mismatches and report them ASAP.
• 💻 System Savvy: Accurately book goods into our stock and warehouse systems.
• 🚚 Handling & Storage: Unload, move, handle, and safely store materials, equipment, and stock.
• 📦 Picking & Packing: Prepare goods for dispatch with precision.
• 📝 Documentation: Prepare and check delivery and dispatch paperwork.
• 🏷️ Labelling: Ensure goods are correctly labelled and assigned to their spot.
• 🛠️ Service Prep: Get job boxes, parts, and equipment ready for our service engineers, making sure they have everything they need for scheduled work.
• 🏗️ Installation Support: Prep materials and equipment for installation projects.
• 📊 Stock Control: Help with stock checks, cycle counts, and keeping our stock records on point.
• 🔍 Problem Solving: Investigate and resolve any stock discrepancies.
• 🧹 Cleanliness Champion: Keep warehouse and stores areas organised, clean, and safe.
• 🚶 Housekeeping Hero: Tackle general housekeeping duties across the warehouse and stores.
• ✅ Safety First: Follow all company procedures for manual handling, health & safety, and safe working practices.
• 🤝 Team Player: Support the Stores Team with the daily operation and organisation of the warehouse.
• 🛒 Purchasing Power: Assist with purchasing, including raising purchase orders and keeping records accurate.
• 📞 Supplier Sync: Chat with suppliers about prices, availability, lead times, and deliveries.
• 📈 Order Follow-up: Chase outstanding purchase orders and flag any potential delays to the right people.
• 💡 Stock Insights: Understand stock needs and help maintain ideal stock levels.
• 🤝 Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Work closely with Service, Installation, and other departments to ensure materials are ready when needed.
• 👩‍💻 Admin Ace: Help with general admin tasks for stores, purchasing, and warehouse ops.
• 🖱️ Tech Whiz: Use company IT systems and Microsoft Office to keep records and info up-to-date.
• 📚 Learning & Development: Actively participate in all training and development activities as part of your apprenticeship.
• 🌐 Broader Business Insight: Support other areas of the business to get a well-rounded view of our operations.
• ⭐ And anything else reasonable that fits the role!

We're looking for someone eager to learn, a great team player, and ready to contribute to our success! 💪 Apply now and let's build your future together! 🚀

Key responsibilities

• Manage goods receiving, storage, and dispatch processes.
• Assist with stock control and inventory management, including discrepancy resolution.
• Maintain an organised, clean, and safe warehouse environment, adhering to safety procedures.
• Provide support to the purchasing process, including supplier liaison and record-keeping.
• Perform general administrative duties and maintain accurate records using company IT systems.