Apprentice Warehouse Person

Howdens

The Role

Overview

Apprenticeship training to work as a warehouse operative handling stock, safety, and customers.

Key Responsibilities

  • stock maintenance
  • safety compliance
  • customer service
  • housekeeping
  • forklift checks
  • security checks

Tasks

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

Requirements

  • prioritisation
  • attention detail
  • communication
  • work right
  • level 2
  • autonomy

What You Bring

-Capability to prioritise and manage own workload effectively. -Excellent attention to detail. -Strong communication skills. -The right to work in the UK and related evidence -Apprentices without Level 1 English and maths qualifications will be supported in achieving this level before undertaking the Level 2 English and maths test for the end-point assessment and apprenticeship completion. -Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 - Intermediate Apprenticeship. -Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative. -Effective planning and organising abilities.

Benefits

-Training provided by our in-house Learning & Development Team. -Team incentives and outings. -A competitive £15,704 salary. -Support from external training providers. -Paid holiday entitlement. -A 15-month program, including a minimum 12-month learning period and end-point assessment. -Staff discount on Howdens products -A generous matched contribution Pension Scheme.

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