Counterbalance Forklift Driver

Rubicon Recruitment Agency; Sturminster Newton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish Fridays

On-site Combilift training

Stable long-term opportunity

Supportive working environment

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Agency is seeking a Counterbalance Forklift Driver in Sturminster Newton to keep warehouse operations moving. This full-time role offers weekday hours and an early finish on Fridays, with on-site training on a Combilift and a hands-on, varied warehouse workload.

You will be responsible for picking and placing stock, moving materials, and ensuring accurate counts while adhering to health and safety rules. Good English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous Warehouse experience.
• A valid Counterbalance Forklift licence.
• Confidence with manual handling and physical work.
• Good attention to detail and accurate counting skills.
• Clear communication and a good understanding of English for Health & Safety.
• A Combilift licence would be an advantage, but training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Picking and placing stock by hand.
• Moving materials and components around the warehouse.
• Preparing items for kitting ahead of production.
• Operating a forklift safely and efficiently.
• Keeping accurate stock counts and checking quantities.
• Following health and safety procedures at all times.

Skills

Forklift operation

Stock handling

Attention to detail

Health & safety

English communication

Combilift licence (adv)

Tools

Counterbalance Forklift

Job description

Counterbalance Forklift Driver | Sturminster Newton | £12.88 per hour

If you enjoy keeping things moving, take pride in accuracy and like a role where no two shifts are quite the same, this could be a great fit. This is a hands-on Warehouse role with a well-established Manufacturing business, offering stable weekday hours, training on specialist equipment and an early finish on Fridays.

This Counterbalance Forklift Driver role will suit someone reliable, practical and physically fit, who is confident handling stock, following instructions and keeping track of quantities accurately.

As a Counterbalance Forklift Driver, you will benefit from:

• Full-time, weekday hours
• Early finish every Friday
• Opportunity to train on a Combilift on site
• Varied, hands-on Warehouse work
• Stable long-term opportunity
• Supportive working environment
• A role where accuracy and reliability are genuinely valued

As a Counterbalance Forklift Driver, your responsibilities will include:

• Picking and placing stock by hand
• Moving materials and components around the warehouse
• Preparing items for kitting ahead of production
• Operating a forklift safely and efficiently
• Keeping accurate stock counts and checking quantities
• Following health and safety procedures at all times

As a Counterbalance Forklift Driver, your experience will include:

• Previous Warehouse experience
• A valid Counterbalance Forklift licence
• Confidence with manual handling and physical work
• Good attention to detail and accurate counting skills
• Clear communication and a good understanding of English for Health & Safety
• A Combilift licence would be an advantage, but training can be provided