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Apprentice Warehouse Person

Howdens

The Role

Overview

Apprentice handling warehouse tasks, stock management and customer service

Key Responsibilities

  • customer service
  • stock maintenance
  • health & safety
  • equipment checks
  • housekeeping
  • compliance checks

Tasks

-Engaging with customers in a courteous, professional, and knowledgeable manner. -Ensuring effective stock maintenance, adhering to strict health and safety regulations, and delivering exceptional customer service. -Performing daily checks on the forklift truck and other mechanical equipment, promptly reporting any defects to the Depot Manager. -Maintaining general housekeeping duties, including stock rotation, cleanliness, and tidiness, in compliance with Health & Safety guidelines. -Conducting security and compliance checks on incoming stock and outgoing orders, with a strong focus on accuracy.

Requirements

  • communication
  • sqcf level6
  • detail oriented
  • planning
  • autonomy
  • work eligibility

What You Bring

-Strong communication skills. -SQCF Level 6 – Warehousing & Storage Apprenticeship -Capability to prioritise and manage own workload effectively. -The right to work in the UK and related evidence -Excellent attention to detail. -Effective planning and organising abilities. -Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.

Benefits

-Up to 13-month program -Team incentives and outings. -A competitive £15,704 salary. -A generous matched contribution Pension Scheme. -Paid holiday entitlement. -Support from external training providers. -Training provided by our in-house Learning & Development Team -Staff discount on Howdens products

The Company

About Howdens

-Designs, manufactures, and stocks kitchen cabinets, joinery items, flooring, appliances, and hardware from UK sites for in-stock reliability. -Supports professional builders with locally empowered service across the UK and Europe. -Typical projects include full kitchen fits for homeowners and supplying cabinetry and hardware for builders and developers. -Expanded by launching 11 new kitchen ranges and increasing in-house production of fronts and panels in 2024. -Distinctive for its trade-only, in-stock model and large-scale manufacturing of components in Yorkshire and Cheshire. -Lamona, an integrated kitchen appliance brand launched in 2007, marks expansion into appliances. -Holds a Royal Warrant as supplier of fitted kitchens to the Queen since 2015, highlighting its reputation for quality.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Buildings