Transport Admin Apprentice

Level: 3


Employer: FORREST FRESH FOODS LIMITED


Location: UNIT 6B

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy Transport Office supporting staff members to coordinate multiple teams of drivers. During this apprenticeship, you will be an integral part of the company and will support clients with their delivery requests.
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Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Expected start date: 16/06/2025

Hours per week: 40 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

  • Supporting internal communication with other members of the office staff and drivers while conducting deliveries
  • Scan all delivery notes into transport & accounts folder
  • Identify discrepancies that need investigation and email to advise
  • Creating discrepancy logs 
  • Taking payment from companies
  • Attending marketing events
  • Complete supplier logs, which are to be updated daily as all collections are a priority
  • Purchase orders raised every Monday for all transport suppliers - create/keep a weekly log
  • Booking in vehicle maintenance & vehicle wash
  • Daily run sheets collated and inputted onto control sheet
  • Defect notes raised if recorded
  • Update the driver infringements tracker monthly
  • Booking in products daily as requested by Transport Coordinator/Transport Manager
  • Create delivery notes daily

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About employer

From the small corner shop, aka independent retailer, to the larger wholesales and nationally contracted companies who export internationally, Forrest Fresh Foods are proud to be the business partners of such establishments. We have depots in the North in Bedlington in Northumberland, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, then moving South to Romford and London. Perfectly placed wherever you might be in the UK and capable of housing over 5000 of the world’s leading brands in 60,000 square feet of space. With a history reaching back over a quarter of a century, Forrest Fresh Foods Limited in Rochdale, Lancashire, has been proudly run with the same zest, inspiration and integrity as it was from day one when John and Nichola Forrest first brought it to life back in the 90s. Still family-run to this day, albeit having moved on from its original focus as a fruit and veg supplier then potatoes to the local chippies, Forrest Fresh Foods Ltd can now proudly claim the mantle of being one of the largest independent wholesalers in the country of confectionery and soft drinks. No mean feat.

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  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: English
  • grade: 4

  • Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard
  • Apprenticeship training will take place inside the workplace

    This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates to progress. Previous apprentices have now moved into more senior roles, as this company believes in growing their business by promoting internally.

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Professional & friendly manner
  • Positive work ethic
  • ‘Can do’ attitude
  • Flexible attitude
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • A good work ethic
  • Confident personality

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.
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  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills