FLT Driver

BSW Group; Barton-under-Needwood; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Employee Discount Hub

Job summary

BSW Group is seeking an experienced FLT Driver for the Barton Under Needwood site to move raw materials and finished products, loading/unloading where required. You will perform daily checks, log faults, and ensure timber, pallets and packaging are available to keep production flowing.

The role demands a current counterbalance FLT licence, strong HSE awareness, excellent communication, and a proactive, detail‑oriented mindset. Join a leading timber and forestry business in the UK.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current counterbalance FLT licence or site-specific counterbalance licence.
• High level of Health and Safety awareness required.
• Excellent communication skills and a can-do attitude are essential.
• Great attention to detail and numeric accuracy are important.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift trucks to move raw materials and finished products around site.
• Complete daily pre-operating checks before use and report any faults.
• Record faults using a Defect Report and ensure timber, pallets and packaging are available to maximise production.
• Represent the company professionally when dealing with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

FLT forklift operation

Health and Safety awareness

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Counterbalance FLT licence

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an FLT Driver to join our Manufacturing team at our Barton Under Needwood site. This role will be responsible for operating industrial forklifts trucks to move both raw materials and finish products around the site, including the loading and unloading of vehicles and kilns (if required). You will operate your forklift truck in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures. You will be responsible for completing daily pre-operating checks before using your truck, recording and reporting all faults on a Defect Report and ensure timber, pallets and packaging are available as required to maximise production and ensure quality and customer standards are met. You will play a key role in representing the company professionally when dealing with all internal and external stakeholders and treat all fellow colleagues with respect and behave in a way that allows all staff to complete their work without disruption. As an experienced FLT Driver you will hold a current counterbalance FLT licence or site‑specific counterbalance licence, demonstrate high level of Health and Safety awareness whilst having great attention to detail. A can‑do attitude and excellent communication skills are key to success. BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets. We market 35 million saplings annually through the country's leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country. BSW operates as a collection of experts - an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive. With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting‑edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds. What you will receive in return:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Employee Discount Hub