Forbo Flooring as division of Forbo Group is a complex manufacturer of high-quality commercial and residential flooring with an extensive and attractive range of environmentally friendly linoleum, high-quality vinyl flooring & LVT, entrance flooring systems, carpet tiles, needlefelt and Flotex flocked flooring. With 15 sites across 26 countries and 3000 employees, the flooring division has 4 sites in the United Kingdom. Further information at
The Ripley, Derbyshire site produces a range of flocked floor coverings in sheet, tile and plank formats. With a manufacturing footprint of 12000sqm and a 9000sqm warehouse, Ripley’s manufacturing processes include polyamide yarn cutting, dyeing, drying, electrostatic flocking, rotary and digital printing, backing application and final cutting/conversion. The Ripley site has ISO14001, ISO9001, ISO45001 and ISO 5001 (the first manufacturing site in the UK to achieve this) quality accreditations.
The role:
This role is a full time (36.5 hours per week Monday to Friday) based at our Ripley, Derbyshire site. In this role the apprentice will be studying a Supply Chain Practitioner Level 3 qualification (23 month approximate duration). The study is done on site with a monthly mentor visit from the training provider. This is an exciting role for an apprentice to learn all aspects of supply chain within a global company; including production planning, materials control, demand planning, warehousing and group sales support (import/export).
Key responsibilities for the position include:
- Developing skills and knowledge of supply chain planning including demand planning, production scheduling and materials control.
- Developing skills and knowledge of materials control including understanding our purchasing process, the link between purchasing, material control and production scheduling, learning how to review material requirements, how to place orders for raw materials and storage constraints.
- Develop skills and knowledge of the finished goods warehouse which entails understanding the function of the warehouse, the processes in the warehouse, inventory control and the link with planning and warehouse office processes.
- Develop skills and understanding of group sales support function including import and export documentation, logistics (including cross docking between sites) and sales order processing.
- Learning and understanding key business skills such as phone and email communications, what other functions contribute to the business, building people skills, utilising IT skills, on site health and safety expectations.
The successful candidate should have:
- 5 GCSEs grades 4 – 9 including Maths and English.
- Basic computer skills using Microsoft packages including Word and Excel.
- Willingness to learn, be curious about how things work, be open to feedback while being motivated to develop technical and practical skills.
- Good organisation and time management skills, being able to follow instructions and manage simple tasks to deadlines.
- Demonstrate organised work, reliability and punctuality.
- Teamworking skills, comfortable working with others, respectful and reliable.
- Clear and simple communication skills, be able to communicate clearly with colleagues, listen carefully and take notes.
- Attention to detail ability, taking care when handling data, be able to spot when something doesn’t look right and take pride in doing tasks accurately.
- Ability to adjust to new tasks and changing priorities while being comfortable working in a busy manufacturing environment.
Salary – MAX £20,600 Bonus - £824
36.5 hours per week, office based (no hybrid working or WFH)
To apply, please forward on a cover letter explaining how you meet the above requirement along with a current CV to Sarah McMasters, HR Business Partner (Ripley site)
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