FLT Driver

Scott Timber Ltd; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Employee Discount Hub

Refer a friend scheme

Free fruit provided on site

Job summary

Scott Pallets at Ellesmere Port is recruiting an experienced FLT Driver to join our Manufacturing team. You will operate industrial forklifts to move raw materials and finished products around site, including loading and unloading vehicles and kilns if required.

You will perform daily pre-operating checks, record faults on a Defect Report, and ensure timber, pallets and packaging are available to maximise production and uphold quality.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current counterbalance FLT licence for industrial use.
• Experience operating forklifts in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Good communication and attention to detail are required.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts to move raw materials and finished products around site.
• Load and unload vehicles and kilns as required.
• Carry out daily pre-operating checks and report faults via Defect Report.
• Ensure timber, pallets and packaging are available to maximise production.
• Represent the company professionally with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

FLT driving

Health & safety

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Counterbalance licence

Tools

Defect reporting system

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an FLT Driver to join our Manufacturing team at our Ellesmere Port 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.

Who we are:

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
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free fruit provided on site