Materials Controller/Supply Chain Warehouse operative apprentice

Summary

MSM Aerospace Fabricators are recruiting for a hardworking individual to join their team as a Warehouse Operative apprentice. The successful candidate will work towards a Level 2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprenticeship with Hopwood Hall College.

Wage

£20,009.60 a year

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Hours

Normal working hours are 37 each week. These hours can be worked flexibly between the hours of 7:00am to 6:00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 20 July 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

All aspects of Purchasing in accordance with QP5, including:

• Liaising with all other departments in order to determine the requirements of the business from external suppliers.
• Putting together and issuing RFQ’s (request for quote).
• Selecting suitable suppliers (from the Approved Suppliers list together with our Quality Department).
• Monitoring the performance of suppliers (Vendor Rating System), including issuing a formal monthly report to MSM management. Hold regular review meetings with our main suppliers.
• Negotiating the best prices, deliveries and terms from approved suppliers.
• Expediting deliveries and taking appropriate action where necessary in order to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the performance of our business.
• Arranging collections where necessary.

All aspects of Stock control in accordance with QP4, including:

• Taking receipt of deliveries and checking to verify the correctness of material /parts against the order/drawings/material specification.
• Booking in stock, ensuring all certification is correct and allocating batch numbers, ensuring that stock quantities are correct at all times.
• Issuing of raw material, detailed parts, sub-contract parts and other stocked items.
• Storing material and parts in a manner to ensure their integrity and maintaining an efficient store area.

All aspects of despatching completed work in accordance with QI25, including:

• Packaging of components
• Arranging courier collections
• Organising all of the necessary documentation

Where you'll work

SPRING VALE
MIDDLETON
MANCHESTER
M24 2HS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
• Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
• Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
• Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
• Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
• Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
• Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
• Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
• Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
• Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
• support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
• Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
• Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
• Carry out and record learning and development activities.
• Conducts handover activities.
• Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
• Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
• Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
• Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
• Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
• Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
• Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
• Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
• Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
• Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
• support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
• Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
• Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
• Carry out and record learning and development activities.
• Conducts handover activities.

Training schedule

Training for the apprenticeship will be carried out in the workplace. You will be allocated a work-based tutor from Hopwood Hall College who will carry out visits in the workplace and support you through your apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4/C or equivalent)
• Maths (grade 4/C or equivalent)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Hardworking
• Diligent
• Proactive