4364 - Materials Management Apprentice

Job summary

Interview Date: W/C 25th August 2025

Are you an organised, detail-oriented individual with a passion for logistics, supply chain, or stock management?

Do you want to earn while you learn in a hands-on environment?

Join our team as a Materials Management Apprentice and gain practical experience while working towards a Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner Apprenticeship.

You will be employed on a fixed term contract, working 37.5 hours a week, with time for formal study. A high percentage of our Apprentices are recruited into permanent employment within BFS during and on completion of their Apprenticeship.

Youmust notalready hold a same or higher level qualification in the same subject area.

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of this advert to check your eligibility.

Main duties of the job

As a Materials Management Apprentice you will:

Input and maintain computerised stock profiles and inventory levels for all wards/departments on the procurement system.

Deliver goods on a regular basis using manual handling aids, in loads of excess of 100kg, including, contained hazardous substances, unpack and verify receipt ensuring products are as ordered and to correct specification replenish shelves ensuring stocks are rotated.

Dispose of waste packaging including loading into/unloading from the cardboard compactor in accordance with Trust Waste Disposal Procedures.

Collect NHS Supply Chain cages from Wards/Departments and return to the receipts area.

Ensure that customers receive high service levels whilst maintaining lean stocks.

About us

BFS Reserve the right to close this position early.

Operating as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS has over 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurement services and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, we take pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financial contributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliver front line patient services.

BFS are passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare support services. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pride in what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHS standards.

We believe in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at the heart of everything we do.

Our vision is to provide quality essential services, growing for the ultimate benefit of public healthcare and beyond.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.