Counterbalance Forklift Driver

Galaxy Personnel; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Galaxy Personnel in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Counterbalance forklift driver to join a busy warehouse team in Bury St Edmunds. This temporary to permanent role involves unloading and loading deliveries, moving materials and strictly following health and safety policies.

Applicants must hold a Counterbalance forklift licence and manual handling experience, with the ability to work fast in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Counterbalance forklift licence is required.
• Manual handling experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and busy warehouse environment.
• Good communication skills and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Moving various materials within a busy warehouse.
• Unloading and loading deliveries with a forklift.
• Loading and unloading lorries and vehicles.
• Operating Counterbalance forklifts in the yard and warehouse.

Skills

Counterbalance

Forklift

Manual handling

Communication

Job description

Role : Counterbalance forklift driver

Location: Bury St Edmunds

Working hours: Monday to Friday - Full time hours

start time: 11am till 8pm

Capacity of role: Temporary to permanent position

Rate of pay: £13.80 per hour

Our client is currently recruiting for a Counterbalance forklift driver to join their warehouse team.

Candidates will need to be proficient with forklift driving and will ideally be looking for an immediate start.

Main duties will include -

• Moving various materials
• Working in busy warehouse
• Adhering to strict health and safety policies at all times
• Unloading and loading deliveries with a forklift
• Loading and unloading lorries
• Operating Counterbalance fork lift trucks within the busy warehouse
• Moving products around the yard
• Loading and unloading vehicles

Candidate attributes -

• Counterbalance forklift licence
• Manual handling experience
• Ability to work in a fast paced and busy warehouse
• Good communication skills

Skills Required

• Counterbalance
• Forklift
• Manual handling
• Communication