Logistics (Level 4) Apprentice - Saica Paper
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Company: Cogent Ssc Limited
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Location: Manchester, M31 4QN
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £22,000.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000022605
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Application Deadline Date: 31/03/2026
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Start Date: 01/05/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday 37.5hours a week. 7:30am – 4pm on Monday-Thursday, 7:30am – 2pm on Fridays.
Brief Description
Paper Mill Based in Carrington, Manchester producing 100% recycled papers for corrugated cardboard. Our state-of-the-art production facilities allow us to manufacture a range of high-performance papers that can be converted into advanced packaging in terms of strength and design. A couple of our largest customers are Amazon and Dominoes.
Training to be Provided
- Qualification to be delivered: Process Leadership Level 4
- Apprenticeship Standard: Process Leader
- Training Provider: Cogent Skills
- Delivery model: Online
Future Prospects
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for any suitable positions.
Vacancy Detail
About Saica Paper UK
Paper Mill Based in Carrington, Manchester producing 100% recycled papers for corrugated cardboard. Our state-of-the-art production facilities allow us to manufacture a range of high-performance papers that can be converted into advanced packaging in terms of strength and design. A couple of our largest customers are Amazon and Dominoes.
Job Description
- Support the management of day-to-day internal logistics operations, including in the reels warehouse, shunting operations and the PFR yard
- Support with the auditing of internal operations, share feedback to the internal logistics manager and internal logistics provider
- Support in accompanying logistics safety walks
- Q4 team leader for logistics
- Cover the internal logistics manager when absent and on leave
- Updating and issuing of daily, weekly and monthly departmental KPI’s
- Management of internal logistics administration
- Management of the mill fleet including FLT’s, cherry pickers and mobile platforms (Saica only)
- Management of internal logistics facilities issues and work orders within Maximo. Collaboration with mechanical and electrical maintenance departments, as well as the technical office.
- Support in managing supply metrics in the PFR yard through KPI’s and action plans
- Support the internal logistics manager with RCA investigations and actions
- Prepare and send weekly forecasts to internal 3PL
- Data analytics and data interpretation/Excel skills required
- 5Ys/Lean/RCA(route cause analysis) knowledge
- Role is 35/40% hands-on shop floor/yard/ 60/65% Office/Excel/Data
Day in the life as:
- 1st hour – updating Excel reports, adding/taking data from SAP/other systems
- Mid AM – walk around, performing audits of how products are being stacked/unstacked/loaded – using an audit form to measure
- PM – further audits of warehouse – similar process to AM but auditing different elements
- Taking day-to-day tasks from the manager so he can focus more strategically