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Apprentice Warehouse Operative

Aalco Metals · Southampton

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Pay
£17,400 a year
Hours
40 a week
Length
15 months
Starts
24 Nov 2026
Advertised closing date
20 Nov 2026
Openings
1 position
Last checked
4 hours ago
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What you would do

Working within our warehouse team you will ensure orders are picked and packed accurately, load and unload vehicles, and move materials around the warehouse in a safe and efficient manner. Alongside internal training you will take the Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprenticeship programme.

Day to day

We operate a team structure where we ensure cross training of all our colleagues to ensure maximum flexibility and variety of tasks. Each day will be slightly different but will entail working in the following areas.

  • Goods In/Out. Unloading vehicles, booking in material, loading up our trucks & serving customers
  • Working on our processing department to cut material specific
  • to our customers requirements
  • Picking and pulling orders and ensuring they are packed ready to
  • be delivered when our customers need them
  • Controlling stock & resolving any discrepancies
  • Maintaining warehouse standards
  • Undertake all tasks with a ‘customer service’, ‘can do’ attitude and contribute to improving the performance of the business and the profit share pot
  • Do everything you can to fulfil any late or special order requests
  • Help colleagues out so that delivery promises are met
  • Flag up early any problems that may mean an order will not go out on time
  • Work with other departments to meet customer requests and improve our service
  • React quickly and positively to frequently changing priorities
  • Take pride in all aspects of your work
  • Respond positively to change
  • Be positive and supportive to colleagues
  • Be courteous to customers and delivery drivers
  • Be flexible by undertaking a range of warehouse duties
  • Continually develop your personal skills and knowledge
  • Positively participate in appraisals and meetings
  • Help in the training and development of others
  • Use your initiative to solve problems
  • Identify better ways of doing things and suggest improvements to line manager

What you would study

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

  • On the job training delivered by the employer
  • Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point
  • assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the apprenticeships English and mathematics minimum requirement is Entry Level 3
  • Allocation of an apprenticeship delivery coach who will carry out
  • regular training
  • Assessment and support visits to ensure you acquire new learning, knowledge skills and behaviours in order to progress and develop
  • Identify, track and support 6 hours off the job training activities
  • Quarterly formal progress review meetings, identifying learning
  • achievements and next steps

Training provider: SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED

Working week

Monday to Friday, 11.00am to 8.00pm, including 1 hour unpaid lunch.

What you need

  • GCSE English at grade Minimum Grade C or 4 (desired)
  • GCSE Maths at grade Minimum Grade C or 4 (desired)

Skills they are looking for

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

After the apprenticeship

Upon successfully completing theapprenticeship and having proved their commitment to the role, we envisage they will become a permanent team member with progression routes in time through to

supervising roles.

Where

Southampton, South East (SO18).

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About Aalco Metals

Aalco Metals are the UK’s largest

independent multi-metals stockholder

including Aluminium, Stainless Steel,

Copper, Bronze and Brass. With 18 service

centres around the country, we provide a

competitive, reliable and on-time delivery

service of single item orders through to bulk

contract orders.

Our Southampton centre holds stock to

meet the immediate needs of customers in

the local area, and this is backed up by bulk

stocks held at our central warehouse.

We pride ourselves on the service our

dedicated team provides our customers and

in return we are committed to our

employee’s progression & development.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday on top of bank
  • holidays
  • Pension scheme
  • Gym on site
  • Profit Share

Things to consider

NOTE: Due to insurance restrictions and machinary that might be used, applicants need to be 18+ years old.

Reference 2000061639.

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