Fork Lift Truck Driver

DS Smith; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised canteen

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts through Perkz

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps

Annual health assessments

Free on-site parking

Referral programme

Job summary

DS Smith is hiring a Despatch Technician L1 at the Newmarket Fordham site. The role involves forklift operations, palletising goods and ensuring smooth loading to the shipping bays.

You will work on a 12-hour shift pattern with day and night rotations starting at 06:00 or 18:00. We offer benefits including a subsidised canteen, company pension, cycle-to-work, employee discounts, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, wellbeing apps, annual health assessments, free on-site parking, and a referral

Qualifications

• Forklift truck operation experience.
• Adherence to Health & Safety SSOW and policies.
• Efficient palletising and loading processes.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift to move goods and palletise received materials.
• Ensure take-off lines stay clear and on schedule.
• Record product movements using IRF scanning systems.
• Load trailers effectively to maximise capacity.
• Support post-manufacturing processes to deliver on-time in-full.

Skills

Forklift Operation

Job description

## Despatch Technician L1Applyremote type: Site Basedlocations: Newmarkettime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: August 21, 2026 (22 days left to apply)job requisition id: R-14458Warehouse Operator/Fork Lift DriverThe DS Smith Warehouse team are a dynamic and skilled mix of professionals who focus on delivering machine products, delivering on operational targets and performance whilst working to delight our customers by showcasing our sustainable and innovative packaging solutions - The Despatch team are fundamental to our business success, one of our biggest departments and filled with highly skilled, highly experienced individuals!**Key Responsibilities*** Fork-Lift Truck Operations* Ensure all activities within the warehouse (and external stores) are carried out in line with current Health & Safety SSOW and policies* Ensure product received from manufacturing is correctly palletised through to the take-off lines.* Ensure that machine supplies are managed to their correct levels to minimise any machine downtime.* Ensure take-off lines do not back-up through effective movement of product to the loading bays or warehouse.* Correct use of IRF scanning systems to ensure product movements are correctly recorded.* Allowing for customer restrictions, load trailers in the most effective way to maximise trailer utilisation.* Support manufactured volume flow through effective post-manufacturing process controls to deliver product on-time in-full to the customer.**Benefits*** **Subsidised canteen*** **Company pension*** **Cycle to work scheme*** **Employee discounts through Perkz*** **Enhanced maternity/paternity leave*** **Wellbeing / Digicare+ Apps*** **Annual health assessments*** **Free on-site parking*** **Referral programme****Location**:* **Fordham, Newmarket on a 12 hour shift pattern, days & nights rotation starting either 06:00 or 18:00.****About us**We’re DS Smith, a company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, proudly employing over 30,000 people, and supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America.To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas, and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.