Summary
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.
What you will do at work
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
Training
- 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
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- GCSE English (Minimum Grade C or 4) – desired
- GCSE Maths (Minimum Grade C or 4) – desired
About this employer
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.
After this 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.
Things to consider
NOTE: Due to insurance restrictions and machinary that might be used, applicants need to be 18+ years old.
Employee benefits
- 25 days holiday on top of bank
holidays - Pension scheme
- Gym on site
- Profit Share