Counterbalance Forklift Days/Nights

The Best Connection; Petworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a seasonal Forklift Counterbalance operator for a market-leading client in rural West Sussex. This role involves assisting with general warehouse operations, including unloading trailers, stacking crates, and maintaining equipment. The position is available for a period of 4 weeks, with shifts during the day and night. Candidates should have experience operating forklifts and a strong attention to safety.

Qualifications

• Experience operating a forklift.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and safety standards.
• Basic understanding of health and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Complete forklift safety check sheet each shift.
• Unload trailers and weigh pallets of fruit.
• Transport pallets and maintain forklift.

Job description

Overview

The Best Connection are currently recruiting seasonal Forklift Counterbalance day/night for a market leading client in their field, in rural West Sussex.

This is a very exciting position, available now for, for a period of 4 weeks!

Overall Purpose

To assist in general work operations in the warehouse and forecourt including stacking away grape picking crates, cleaning pallets and general tidying of the outdoor work area.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To complete a 'forklift safety check sheet' at the start of each shift
• During operation of the press loading system, receive cleaned picking crates as they emerge from the crate washer and stack them in the designated area, ready for re-use
• Unload trailers of fruit pallets as soon as trailers arrive into designated loading bays.
• Weigh pallets of fruit on platform scales and move to loading bay as directed by Weighbridge operator
• Transport fruit pallets from loading bays to de-palletiser system as directed by Shift Manager
• Load pallets of clean and empty crates onto trailers as directed by Shift Manager.
• Maintain cleanliness of forklift, and replace gas bottles as needed.
• To immediately report any damage or malfunctions of the forklift to the Shift Manager.

Other tasks

• Report all incidents or broken equipment immediately to Shift manager
• Assist in leaf picking, pallet washing, floor cleaning and crate washing operations as required.
• Compliance with all Standard Operating Procedures and health and safety rules.

General Tasks

• To maintain a safe, clean and tidy work environment at all times
• To only operate any machinery or equipment after training and approval by the Shift Manager.

Working Hours

• Days (0900 to 1930, Monday to Sunday)
• Nights (1930 to 0500, Monday to Sunday)