Flexi Forklift Driver - Nights

Menzies Distribution Solutions; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company is seeking a Flexi Forklift Driver for night shifts in Wakefield. The role involves operating forklifts, receiving and dispatching stock, and maintaining warehouse conditions. Candidates must possess a valid forklift license and have warehouse experience. This position offers a salary of £32,103.21 annually, along with benefits like a pension scheme and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

SPIRIT Awards - Peer to Peer recognition

Qualifications

• Valid license for either CB, Reach or Flexi FLT.
• Experience in a warehouse environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Co-operate with site safety requirements.
• Receive deliveries and check quantities.
• Pick and pack customer orders.
• Load trailers with customer goods.
• Put away customer goods in the racking.
• Manual handling of products.
• Maintain warehouse cleanliness.

Skills

Good communication & team working skills

Basic numeracy and literacy skills

A professional manner

Experience operating within a warehouse environment

Good organisational and time management skills

FLT – Flexi, Reach or Counterbalance licenses

Tools

Flexi Forklift

Reach Forklift

Counterbalance Forklift

Job description

Flexi Forklift Driver - Nights

Menzies Distribution Solutions have an excellent opportunity for a Flexi Forklift Driver, to join our teambased in Normanton, WF6.

The Details:

• Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday Nights
• Hours: 20:00–06:00 /46.25 Hours Per Week
• Salary: £32,103.21 Per Annum/ £13.34 Per Hour (Additional £1 Per Hour Flexi Allowance)
• Holiday Allowance: 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Location:Tuscany Way, Wakefield Europort, Normanton, WF6 2UA
• Monthly Pay

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• It is essential that you have a valid license for either CB, Reach or Flexi FLT and you will not be shortlisted if it is not clear on your CV that you have a valid current license
• If you have a Reach Forklift Licence, we are able to upskill you to Flexi Licence.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Co-operate fully with the site’s safety requirements.
• Receive deliveries of customer stock from trailers into warehouse. Check quantities, record receipt and pass on paperwork
• Pick and pack customer orders to achieve agreed turn-round targets, dispatching orders with appropriate paperwork. Both full pallet and manual case/break picked from the racking and ground locations.
• Load trailers with customer goods in timely manner
• Put away of customer goods from the warehouse floor into the racking.
• Manual handling of products
• Signing for and accepting responsibility for tasks that have been completed.
• Housekeeping, both physical completion and hygiene checks.
• Stock integrity and quality checks.
• Keep warehouse and outside forecourts clean and tidy including shelf dusting, keeping gangways clear and litter removal.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Good communication & team working skills
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• A professional manner
• Experience operating within a warehouse environment
• Good organisational and time management skills
• FLT – Flexi, Reach or Counterbalance licenses is ESSENTIAL

BENEFITS:

• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• SPIRIT Awards - Peer to Peer recognition

INCLUSION:

Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment, where employees feel safe, proud, and valued. We seek to recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work, and encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be their very best, which is what makes us strong as a business with an increasingly agile workforce