Interested in a Career with Blakemore Logistics?

With circa 1,000 employees across England and Wales, Blakemore Logistics offers a wide range of career opportunities.

A.F. Blakemore's network of distribution centres includes warehouses in Willenhall, Darlaston and Tipton in the West Midlands, and then Bedford, Wakefield and Talbot Green, South Wales. 

Some of the job roles we most frequently recruit for include:

• Goods inwards operatives (counterbalance FLT licence required)
• Replenishment operatives (reach FLT licence required)
• Order pickers
• Loaders
• Recycling operatives
• Customer service operatives
• Class C and C+E drivers 
• Hygiene assistants
• Buying, stock control and administration assistants

The company also offers apprenticeships in Transport and Warehouse & Distribution. More information is available in the Apprenticeships section of our website. 

Current Job Vacancies

All current job opportunities across the division and the wider A.F. Blakemore Group are listed on the company's dedicated vacancies webpage. 

Employee Training and Development

The training and development of the Blakemore Logistics workforce is seen as a critical ingredient to the ongoing success of the business.

All new starters receive a two-week induction and participate in a job role familiarisation programme in order to prepare them for their career in logistics.

Formal review of individual performance objectives and development needs takes place on an annual basis, to help create ongoing personal development plans for all employees.

A variety of training and development activities are undertaken at all levels of the business, with a view to ensuring that employee skills and capability are developed and that succession planning opportunities for employees are encouraged. 

The company runs its own Warehouse to Wheels driver training scheme, enabling warehouse colleagues to train as LGV drivers. 

Additional training opportunities include:

Management

• Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) programmes - levels 2, 3 and 4
• Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) programmes - level 3
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) food safety programmes - intermediate and advanced level
• Core management skills training in recruitment, selection, performance review, discipline, absence control and behavioural management

Staff

• NVQs in warehousing and storage, distribution, business administration and customer service - level 2
• Driver CPC training (delivered internally)
• Multi-skilling opportunities
• First aid training
• Fire warden training

Blakemore Logistics was awarded centre status in 2009 for the delivery of Driver CPC training. This investment allows us to provide all A.F. Blakemore drivers with annual training that meets both legal and business requirements.