Flt Counterbalance Driver

Serply Recruitment Ltd; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Counterbalance Operator (FLT) to join a family-owned manufacturing business in St Helens. The role requires operating Counterbalance FLT equipment and maintaining stock efficiency. The ideal candidate must be reliable, organized, and able to meet the physical demands of the job. This is a temp to perm position offering competitive hourly pay and excellent working conditions.

Benefits

Holiday accrual

Fantastic facilities on site

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience of operating Counterbalance (FLT) equipment.
• Health and Safety awareness.
• Ability to meet physical demands of lifting products up to 20KG.

Responsibilities

• Move stock across the Production facility.
• Ensure stocks are scanned for compliance.
• Loading and unloading HGV deliveries multiple times per day.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in the work area.

Skills

Experience of operating Counterbalance (FLT) equipment

Health and Safety awareness

Good organisational skills

Reliability and dependability

Literacy & numeracy

Ability to meet physical demands

Self-motivated

Flexible in tasks

Team player

Job description

LEAD INFORMATION

Job Title Counterbalance Operator (FLT)
Site location St Helens
Responsible to Warehouse Supervisor

Purpose of the role - As a Counterbalance Operator (FLT) you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets with use of Counterbalance FLT MHE equipment.

Client brief - Our client is a large well renowned family-owned business in Manufacturing products based in St Helens and supply the retail trade and builders merchants across the UK.

KEY INFORMATION

Reason for vacancy Increased demand
Contract Temp to perm
Hourly Rate - GBP13.00ph
Shifts Monday to Friday days only, 8am-5.30pm
Holidays Holiday accrual whilst temp, 28 days inc bank holidays when perm
Facilities Fantastic facilities on site, very clean and tidy office environment, kitchen/canteen, vending machines, free parking

RESPONSIBILITIES

The role - Our client is looking for Counterbalance Operators (FLT) to support their existing team in their HQ facility St Helens.

As a Counterbalance Operator (FLT) you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets. Generalist responsibilities are as follows

Key Responsibilities

• To move stock across the Production facility to store or to feed production
• Ensure all stocks that are moved to and from specific locations are scanned to be 100% compliant to scan audit (as applicable per site)
• Loading and unloading of HGV deliveries several times per day
• Adhere to all scan procedures as trained.
• Ensure all tasks are performed accurately, efficiently and that time deadlines are met.
• Achieve and maintain pre-set performance targets whilst maintaining accuracy.
• Take individual responsibility for the maintenance of housekeeping standards in the work area.

Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of operating Counterbalance (FLT) equipment
• To have an awareness of Health and Safety
• Willing to undertake duties within site guidelines and be able to follow work instructions.
• Good organisational skills
• Reliability and dependability
• Literacy & numeracy
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, lifting products up to 20KG.
• Self-motivated
• Upbeat and energised
• Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks
• Team player