warehouseman Review

by Howdens

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

5.3/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I work in the warehouse and supply stock for the customers that come in. I put the stock away the comes in on delivery and keep the warehouse clean and tidy and make sure the stock is all present and correct.

6/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

how to drive the forklift, stock accuracy and customer service.

6/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I really enjoyed it, it helped me how communicate better and work well with my colleagues. experience for anything I want to do in the future

6/10

4. How valued do you feel by Howdens?

feel very well valued as the work I do is noticed by my manager and sees the difference and progression to the warehouse. customers that come into the warehouse can see the difference that I make in the warehouse as well which makes me feel very highly valued in the company.

6/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

it was structured very well at the beginning of my programme, I was shown every thing there is to learn and was given loads of tasks to complete, but nearer to the end of my apprenticeship I wasn't getting anything from them and nobody from the apprenticeship company came in to see how I was or to progress with the apprenticeship meaning the last 3/4 months nobody came in. which meant I couldn't finish my qualification.

3/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I received a lot of support from the training provider at the start but as I came to the end I got hardly any support what so ever and it stopped me from progressing inn completing my apprenticeship.

4/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I receive a lot of support from my employers, they guided well through my year as an apprentice and made sure I wasn't stuck. they were always able to answer my questions about anything that I didn't know.

6/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

as it only being an apprenticeship wage it wasn't bad I lived at home still so I dint have to pay any bills and work was only a 15 minute drive so travel costs were cheap also. social costs were kept to a minimum because of the wage not being very high.

5/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

I had loads of things to do outside of work such as playing rugby for my local team. I attended a company event that was organized for the local depots to go karting.

6/10

9. Would you recommend Howdens to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

because it is a good company to work for and you get to see what its like to work in a successful business and learn to work in a team and it pays well also.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Howdens?

just show that your wanting to do the job with a purpose and come in every day being ready to go and wanting to make a difference in the company and take it forward.