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Airfreight Operations Apprentice

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED · DHL Coalville Distribution Centre, Beveridge Lane, Bardon Hill, Coalville, LE67 1UA

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Salary
£15,600 a year
Level
Advanced
Course
International freight forwarding specialist (level 3)
Closing date
18 Aug 2026
Start date
1 Sept 2026
Duration
1 Year 6 Months
Hours per week
37.5 hours
Working week
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.
Positions
1

About the role

As an apprentice, you’ll develop towards becoming an International Freight Forwarder, whose overall aim is to manage or support our customers’ logistics by arranging the movement of Freight via Air.  This can include Exporting and Importing Goods from and to the UK and across the World.

Skills required

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working

Qualifications

  • GCSE · English · Minimum Grade C or 4 · Essential
  • GCSE · Maths · Minimum Grade C or 4 · Essential

Things to consider

A 5 year employment/education check will be required prior to starting.

About DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED

DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) is one of the five DHL divisions within DPDHL Group. DGF UK specialise in shipping freight by air and sea. We are the world and UK market leader for airfreight and number two for ocean freight. At DGF we have over 30,000 employees working across more than 200 countries. In the UK we have over 1,000 colleagues working across office, warehouse and transport roles. We collect, store and deliver the goods and handle customs formalities.

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Training provider

SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED · Transport and logistics · Level 3

Vacancy reference: 2000045900 · Posted 31 Jul 2026