Supply Chain Warehouse Operative

Become a qualified Warehouse Operative

Course Duration 

Qualification Warehousing Operative Level 2 

1-2-1 Training

Up to 100% funded 

Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship: Developing Core Skills for Efficient Operations
The Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship is designed to empower employees who are fundamental to the effective delivery, handling, and management of goods and materials within a warehouse environment. This program ensures smooth, day-to-day operations and efficient logistics across any industry.

Warehouse operatives play a vital role in managing a wide range of responsibilities, requiring strong communication skills (both written, for documentation, and verbal, for team coordination) to engage with colleagues, supervisors, and delivery personnel. They must also demonstrate a positive attitude, initiative, and robust priority management skills to ensure the warehouse operates efficiently and safely.

This apprenticeship will equip employees with the agility needed to deliver, maintain, and enhance central warehouse functions. They will learn how to effectively support and collaborate with various parts of the organization, such as dispatch, receiving, and inventory control, as well as engage with internal and external customers (e.g., drivers, suppliers, internal departments) to collaboratively resolve issues and ensure timely and accurate movement of goods.

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Warehouse Operative £19,000
Warehouse Supervisor/ Team Leader £25,000
Warehouse Lead £36,000+

 

Programme overview
Unit No. Section Title Learning Aim
1 Duty 1 Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring that any hazards are controlled or removed in line with organisational procedures.
2 Duty 2 Ensure on arrival, all goods received are inspected for damage, and in terms of accuracy, including quality, they match documents or technology relevant to the organisation, with any discrepancies raised with line manager in line with organisational procedures.
3 Duty 3 Move and store goods safely, securely and efficiently to the designated location, utilising mechanical equipment, (MHE) and personal protective equipment (PPE) in line with organisational procedures when required. When using MHE, ensure that safety check that conducted before use to ensure its fit for purpose.
4 Duty 4 Support line manager in ensuring that goods storage arrangements enable the most efficient means of retrieval and movement.
5 Duty 5 Ensure that prior to despatch all goods are inspected for damage, and in terms of accuracy they meet requirements, with any discrepancies raised with line manager.
6 Duty 6 Support delivery operatives in the safe and efficient loading and unloading of goods, including the safe and secure assembling and disassembling of loads.
7 Duty 7 Ensure that goods are handled and stored in compliance with the relevant safety and regulatory standards (for example, food, medicines, hazardous materials) with any discrepancies raised with line manager.
8 Duty 8 Record relevant information on organisational warehouse management system in a timely manner.
9 Duty 9 Select goods from locations throughout the storage facility to meet warehouse order requirements in line with picking schedule.
10 Duty 10 Replenishing picking location quantities by moving goods from stock locations in a safe manner.
11 Duty 11 Support in scheduled and unscheduled stock taking and counting activities, raising any discrepancies with line manager.
12 Duty 12 Participate in briefing and handover sessions to support achievement of organisational performance targets.
13 Duty 13 Ensure that the reduction, re-use, return and recycle principles of packaging are applied in relation to both goods being prepared for despatch and goods received in line with organisational procedures.