Apprentice Manager Review

I have been with the company for a year and a bit, starting out as just a store apprentice, I am now an apprentice manager and have to make sure when i am on shift that everything is running smoothly and everyone knows what they're, doing including myself. depending what shift i am on i can be responsible for many different roles. Some days i could be looking after the safe and making sure my colleagues on the tills have enough change etc. Other days i could be in charge of a certain area in the store such as produce, chiller, freezer etc. It is our main responsibility to make sure everything is on sale.

Since i have been at Aldi i have picked up some very useful skills such as team work and character building skills. It is a vital part of my job that i work efficiently with my colleagues as a team making sure we are all helping each other out and communicating well. i have already gained my level 2 retail skills diploma and i am now working towards my level 3 certificate.

I like the fact that I've been able to come into my first job as someone who may be young but not looked down upon by other employees within the company. We can have a laugh as well as get the work done to an exceeding level. It may be hard work but that makes it enjoyable and makes you feel as if something has been achieved.

At Aldi, the employees are treated extremely well. As an apprentice i came into the job thinking it would be quite daunting but no matter what role you have, each and everyone of us plays a vital part in making our individual store run smoothly and meet its targets. It is nice to have a good relationship with the area manager of the store i work at, i feel as if he would value any idea i may have.

I started my appenticship with a different provider to who i am with now but when i first went into it everything done really well and the first year ran very smoothly. the second year has been a bit different because my provider has changed and my assessor has changed three times throughout the year.

because my assessor has changed three times throughout the year i haven't really had much help in knowing who to contact and what exactly i am supposed to be revising for.

Aldi like the look after their employers and they do just that with the apprentices. I will get other managers in the store helping me out if they see me doing something in a way that could actually be done faster.

Aldi pay one of the best for apprenticeships so i really cant complain about the pay.

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Great employer Good pay Learn new skills Gain qualifications

Don't go into it expecting it to be easy because it's actually hard work and they will really test you to your limits.