Forklift Driver

GE Transport; Burton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in transportation technology seeks a production support professional to ensure adhered health and safety practices while assisting in diverse production processes. Ideal candidates will have experience in rail or automotive industries and hold necessary forklift qualifications. Join us to innovate and make a mark in the industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in rail or automotive industry.
• Proven experience using forklifts and overhead cranes.
• Ability to adhere to health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety obligations are met.
• Assist production processes across various units.
• Operate and maintain heavy equipment and machinery.

Skills

Verbal skills

Writing skills

Teamwork

Health and safety understanding

Flexibility

Education

B1 and B2 forklift Licence

Current driving license

Tools

Counterbalance forklift

Reach forklift

Overhead cranes

Job description

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Position Summary:

To provide an efficient and flexible production support service, which facilitates the Company’s manufacturing activities in accordance with our Customers’ requirements.

Key Accountabilities/ responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring your own health and safety and that of others and promoting a positive health and safety culture within the workplace
• Ensure all Health and safety obligations are met, and company policies are adhered to
• Report any safety concerns, hazard observations, accidents and incidents by the end of that shift to allow full investigation and prevent re-occurrence

To ensure business activities support the maintenance of the company’s ISO (9001, 14001 and 45001) standards and certification.

• To carry out various duties as and when required by the business. To assist the production process within each business unit (such as powertrain, industrial products, wheelsets, disassembly and assembly).
• Undertake offsite working as and when required.
• Perform any other duties within personal capabilities, training and experience that may be reasonably requested.
• You will be expected to undertake on occasion shot-blasting duties and the cleaning of material using.
• You must maintain and operate heavy equipment and machinery, from forklifts, cranes, battery Electric vehicle, etc…
• You should be able to load and unload materials and equipment across the site. This will involve manual handling of materials.Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies.

Person Specification

• Good verbal and written skills
• Flexible attitude to work – able to change hours and responsibilities with minimal notice.
• The ability to work to deadlines and short lead times.
• To work as part of team
• To be willing to learn new skills
• To take on any other reasonable responsibilities or tasks that are within the employee's skills and abilities
• Ability to operate and control equipment
• Have a good understanding of health and safety

Qualifications/Education required:

• Previous experience in rail or automotive industry
• Proven experience in using counterbalance, reach, pivot forklift trucks, slinging equipment, cab and pendant controlled overhead cranes
• Have a recognised B1 and B2 forklift Licence and crane driving qualification is essential
• B3 Forklift licence is desirable, however training will be given to successful candidate
• Current driving license

Key Skills, Competencies and Personal Attributes:

Self-motivated team player with a positive can-do attitude.

Organised & structured.

Must be reliable and punctual.

• Ability to demonstrate Wabtec values at all times:
• People First - We care about relationships. Whether it’s for each other or our customers, we do the right thing. People, and their safety, top our list.
• Expand the Possible - We look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. We are lifelong learners. We are obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results.
• Embrace Diversity - We celebrate a variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds, and aspire to create a place where we all belong.

Internal & External contacts and interfaces of the role:

All internal functions/departments and businesses at LH, sister companies across the UK, Wabtec Corporation, Customers.

Job Requirements

• Normal basic working hours are 44 hours per week
• Based at Barton, Burton Upon Trent

Physical Demands of Role:

• Ability to work in a physically busy ever-changing demanding role
• Manual Handling – Heavy Loads
• Vibrating plant/tools/ equipment

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

About Us

Want to move the world? Want to innovate and bring that innovation to life?

At Wabtec, we are in the business of realizing potential – that of the transportation industry, and yours!

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective success across the vibrant portfolios of Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, we offer employees hands-on opportunities all over the world to shape the future of transportation – as well as their own. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, leveraging our digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to create transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Along with our industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine, and industrial solutions.

Wabtec celebrates thinkers and doers. Our values included in the About Us page are rooted in innovation, collaboration, inclusiveness, and continuous improvement to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Whether your talents lie in digital solution development, next-gen manufacturing, advanced service delivery, or the spectrum of business functions that support them, Wabtec literally has a world of opportunity for you across our global network.

Our employees are the architects of the future. Where will you be tomorrow?