About The Role

As a Warehouse Operative Apprentice, you will assist in the smooth running of warehouse operations, learning key skills and gaining valuable hands-on experience while working towards your Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll work at NCC and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

Duration

Apprenticeship 15 months – starting August 2025.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be working in a small team and be responsible for procuring, storing, moving, and issuing materials, small tools and consumables around NCC. We have existing processes but we’re open to your ideas for improvement.

You’ll also issue lifting and handling equipment across NCC and be responsible for on-time delivery of materials to suit our project demands.

Not forgetting you will be gaining valuable hands-on experience while working towards your Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative qualification.

Key Responsibilities:

Goods-in: Unload and receipt goods as they arrive at the NCC. Coordinate forklift truck movements where needed and stow goods away according to the relevant processes. Work with the levels of traceability and control required to maintain ISO 9001 certification and comply with all health and safety requirements. Support the goods receiving process in line with agreed Procurement and Finance process.
Stock Control: Record stock consumed at the NCC and replenished in line with minimum stock quantities and consumable forecasts provided by the Manufacturing Support Lead. This will require the use of separate systems that interface with the NCC and satellite sites. Due to the extensive lead-times for some materials and consumables, project success may depend on proactive forecasting, so the Stores Officer is required to communicate long lead-times to the Stores Manager and relevant Project Managers.
Dispatch: Pack and load goods that are leaving the NCC. Take responsibility for following the correct process, completing the relevant paperwork and for loading with a forklift if required. Ensure our legal compliance with regards to export control licensing.
Logistics: Support the Manufacturing Services Lead with courier services, this may be the provision of resources to drive the van as cover for dedicated logistics staff, or the dispatch of NCC items in support of a logistics activity.
Lifting and Handling: Issue and record the use of all lifting and handling equipment used at the NCC, this includes lifting devices such as eyes, slings and chains, cranes, forklift trucks, pallet trucks and MEWPs.
5S: Carry out weekly 5S activities to ensure that the NCC is kept clean, tidy and presentable. The responsibility for removing waste, tooling, equipment and materials lies with the project teams, however stores team is accountable for policing the 5S policy and is therefore required to regularly move misplaced items to a quarantine area and inform the owners. Ultimately the Stores Manager will follow the asset disposal process and remove unclaimed items from the quarantine area and away from NCC. It is expected that the stores officer will report and rectify any 5S issues seen around the NCC.

What behaviours you'll need to succeed

Openly share information to facilitate the accomplishment of broader objectives.
Support others in the stores team, and in doing so help to develop others across the business.
Review and report on safe working practices; highlight potential risks and hazards and work with others to improve safe working practices.
Recognise and highlight the need for risk/COSHH assessments. Assist with creation and follow-up actions.

What we’re looking for

Curious and interested in how business operates
An interest in engineering
Wanting to contribute to improvement in processes
Willingness to listen and learn and act responsibility with safety mind
Shows a commitment to your own development
A positive attitude

Where you’ll work

NCC, Bristol and Bath Science Park, Fenyman Lane, Emerson’s Green, Bristol

Training

This apprenticeship includes regular training with Qualitrain with at least 20% of your working hours spent training or studying.

This apprenticeship is delivered 100% remotely over video training sessions and one to one follow-up where required.

Apprenticeship training organisation - Qualitrain

Find out more about the apprenticeship here

Your training course

L2 Supply chain warehouse operative

Your training plan

Your will be required to commit to studying with Qualitrain for 20% of your time, which is equivalent to 7 hours a week. This is all done remotely over video.

Educational attainment

Functional Skills lessons will be offered to those who haven’t achieved Level 2 in Maths and English.
Apprentices over 19 are not required to complete Functional Skills unless needed.
The NCC will support you in achieving Level 2 Maths and English if needed.

Hours

Working week 37 hours including allocated apprenticeship training

(Monday - Thursday 07:30 - 15:45 and Friday 07:30 - 15:30)

Company Benefits

37 hour working week (20% of which will be on your training), 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, optional employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. This is a chance to build your career in a thriving and innovative research and development facility with a bright future.

We look forward to hearing from you. #fulltime

Deadline for applications is 23:59 on Wednesday 25th June 2025

About The Company

Not sure you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs if they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact they often do. At the NCC we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We ensure that all hiring decisions are made without regard to age, race, national origin, sex, disability, gender, gender identity, religion, or any other protected characteristics, and will treat all applications with the strictest confidence. We’re always open to hearing how we can support flexible working in different ways, including part-time work. Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered. We wish you every success in your job search.

Why the NCC?

We see our success in yours. The future of composites manufacturing relies on the NCC, and we rely on the right individuals to make it happen, whether they’re engineers or not!

Diverse challenges – the NCC isn’t just about aerospace. We’re working with over 16 sectors and a variety of customers, from private ventures to the global tier 1 companies, providing variety to your experience.

Innovation – a world-leading research and development centre, the work we do brings novel and innovative solutions to industry, with the future firmly in mind. So we need innovating thinking not just in Engineering, but across all support functions.

Development in composites, and you – if the scope of exciting work isn’t enough to sway you, our ethos of continued learning and development and flexible working patterns will.

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