Chemical Production Warehouse Apprentice

Introduction

Feedwater are looking for a Warehouse apprentice that will be able to carry out a variety of different tasks such as carrier duties, vehicle loads manifest sheets and raw material inspection and many more.

About the Employer

Feedwater is a manufacturer and supplier of water treatment chemicals, equipment and water softeners, backed up by specialist consultancy services to keep commercial customers safe and industrial plants running. A UK-based industrial water treatment company, we specialise in commercial applications and are experts in treating boilers and cooling water systems, Legionella control, chlorine dioxide products and effluent and wastewater treatment.

What You'll Do

Carrier Duties

• To work from daily carrier list regarding carrier requirements, order pick, palletise and wrap as required.
• To assist, when required, in the collation of carrier paperwork.
• To assist, when required, with the labelling of products for despatch.
• To place correct carrier labels on drums.
• To load carriers safely and hand over any paperwork to the admin department.
• To inform the depot supervisor of any discrepancies and of any carrier returns.

Vehicle loads manifest sheets and Raw material inspection records.

• To assist Production team members in the completion of loads, decanting IBCs etc as required on the load manifest.
• To fill in all details required on the load manifest sheet, including IBC weights, pallet weights and any re-packed material.
• To hand in completed load manifest sheets to depot supervisor/ops coordinator for checking.
• To inspect raw material deliveries, fill in inspection record sheets and hand in to QA lab, along with delivery notes.

Chemical Production Duties

• To ensure the chemicals requested by the Depot Supervisor are prepared in a safe manner with regard to himself and others around him.
• To assist or blend specialist water treatment chemicals to the required specification from raw material liquids and powder bags. This is done by closely following the recipe within the SOP worksheets
• To pack the completed blend into the end pack sizes as requested by the Depot Supervisor
• Report any accidents, spillages or breakages to the Depot Supervisor and Health and Safety Officer (where applicable).
• To ensure all work is carried out in accordance with chemical production worksheets and they are correctly filled out.

Housekeeping in Warehouse

• To assist other production team members in general warehouse housekeeping.
• To maintain a safe working environment at all times.
• To assist with recycling used materials (cardboard and plastic etc)

Forklift Truck Duties

• To drive the company’s Flts counter balance and articulated (Flexi) in accordance with the Company FLT policy.
• To aide in the unloading of raw material deliveries and storing in the relevant storage area
• To aide in the loading of carrier/export deliveries.

Drum Labelling

• To label drums in accordance with Feedwater policy.
• To use batch and toll labels where required, adhering to labelling policy

Other Duties

• If required, assist production team members in other duties within the Production area of building 1.
• To liaise with Depot Supervisor with regard to above duties/work areas.
• To ensure adherence to all relative Feedwater work procedures/policies.
• To ensure a safe working environment at all times, and to adhere to Feedwater’s safety policy at all times.

Training Outcome

• Possibility of a full-time position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Physical fitness

Qualifications

• Desired - GCSE - English - 4
• Desired - GCSE - Maths - 4

Course Information

Course: Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Level: 2

Route: Transport and logistics

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday-Friday 8.45am – 5pm (45 min lunch).

Expected Duration: 1 Year

Training Provider: WIRRAL METROPOLITAN COLLEGE