Are you looking for an opportunity to start a career? Would you like to learn how to use the range of equipment and vehicles commonly used in a warehouse? If so, Essity’s Warehouse Operator apprenticeship will help equip you with the skills and knowledge to develop a long-lasting career.
At Essity we manufacture and sell products that are used every day, we break taboos and challenge convention, all with the intention of breaking down barriers to health and well-being globally.
In the UK we own and manufacture many leading brands, including Cushelle toilet tissue and Plenty kitchen roll. To support the manufacture of these essential products our supply chain teams work hard to ensure the teams have access to the right raw materials at the right time and that finished goods are ready for despatch.
High reaching starting salary with annual reviews
Pension 10% employer contribution
Staff product
Essity rewards (online and in-store shopping discounts)
Health and well being support through Healthshield
Cycle to work scheme
Local community activities and charitable initiatives
Most importantly we offer the opportunity for you to work for a global company at a local level and gain first-hand experience of world class supply chain processes within the fast-moving consumer goods market.
Join Essity as a Warehouse Operator Apprentice and over 14 months you will have the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge in all supply chain warehouse functions including unloading, picking, dispatch and stock control. Combined with this you will learn how to safely operate the machinery on site, interact with customers and understand how technology supports the operation of a warehouse.
We have 2 positions available one based Skelmersdale and the other based Ashton Under Lyne.
You will work Monday to Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am - 3.00pm.
As part of the learning experience you will be required on occasion to switch to shift therefore you will need to be 18 years old by the start date. The attractive shift pattern allows you to work four 12 hour shifts (two days and two nights) followed by four days off with longer shift breaks of 18 days several times and year.
Through a combination of on the job learning and support from a tutor you will have the opportunity to learn and complete the following
Understanding the importance of warehouse safety and environment issues
Operating all warehouse equipment and machinery in a safe manner – counterbalance / reach trucks, ride on pallet trucks
Completing daily machine safety checks
Taking deliveries and completing quality checks of incoming goods
Storing goods and moving stock in the warehouse through various methods
Picking and packing orders
Operating the warehouse management system
Loading goods for dispatch
Reworking products
Undertaking daily stock counts
Assisting with customer returns
Cleaning / supporting the maintenance of high-level housekeeping standards
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will achieve a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship providing a strong platform to develop a long-lasting career with Essity.
We would love to hear from you if you have a minimum of
GCSEs at grades D / 3 or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English
You will also demonstrate
The ability to effectively apply health and safety standards
A willingness to work with others as part of a team
The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
Be dedicated to completing tasks under tight deadlines
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
At Essity, we embrace the individual and recognise the remarkable power that can be harnessed when different ideas, backgrounds, experiences, and perspective come together. If you apply for a job at Essity, you can be sure that the only criteria we consider for selection is professional experience, qualifications, key job-related attributes and working values.
Collaborative and Inclusive Culture | Empowering & Engaged Leaders | Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact | Learning and Growing in your Career | Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life | Life-changing Innovations | Competitive Total rewards
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Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.