Forklift Driver/labourer - Grays, United Kingdom - JAGER FREIGHT LTD
1 week ago
Description
The below opportunity is to work with a dynamic and growing freight forwarder with their warehouse based in Grays.This is a fantastic opportunity for those who are looking for a professional growth opportunity and lifting up their career to another level.
We currently have a vacancy for a Forklift operator based in our warehouse in Grays. This is a permanent, full-time role.FLT Counterbalance Driver requirements:
We are looking for an experienced FLT Counterbalanced Driver who holds all the required qualifications and skills to undertake and thrive in this role, including;
- Previous experience working with groupage trailer loading and offloading
- An RTITB or equivalent counterbalance FLT certificate is an
essential requirement - Previous counterbalance experience is
essential for this _fastpaced _environment - You will be required to load and unload heavy goods vehicles
- Monday to Friday, hours of 11 am 7 pm (Saturday AM on Rota Basis)
- Flexible approach to shift patterns
- Previous experience of working with European goods is an advantage but not essential
About FLT Counterbalance role:
Reporting directly to the Warehouse and shift Managers, as an FLT Counterbalance Driver, you will be responsible for the following daily tasks;
- Unloading inbound shipments safely and moving pallets onto HGV vehicles and trailers or to the warehouse
- Efficiently stacking and storing the palletised freight in the appropriate areas
- Ensure inbound, and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage. Also, ensuring all pallets are labelled with the correct label, reporting any quality/quantity variances to the Manager.
- Daily, preuse safety inspections of forklift trucks and, if necessary, report any issues found.
- Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety, complying with all Health and Safety legislation
- Manual loading/offloading
- Using industrial plastic wraps and wooden pallets to stack and package goods for transportation safely.
- Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area, assisting in maintaining the tidiness of the warehouse, canopy and trailers whenever required.
- Raise any H&S issues, incidents or accidents directly to a Manager
Job Type:
Temp to perm
Contract length: 6 months
Salary:
£12.50-£18.75 per hour
Flexible Language Requirement:
- English not required
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Loyalty bonus
- Yearly bonus
Experience:
- loading and offloading groupage trailers: 1 year (required)
Microsoft Outlook: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- conterbalance forklift licence (required)
Work Location:
In person
Application deadline: 11/09/2022
Reference ID:
FORKLIFTDRIVER
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