Forklift Driver

Cranswick Country Foods; Watton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company located in Watton seeks a Yard Operative to maintain yard operations, including waste collection, disposal tasks, and vehicle maintenance. Candidates should be prepared for outdoor work in all weather conditions and possess forklift driving skills. The role offers a full-time position with a competitive hourly wage of £14.11 plus benefits including attendance and pension plans, making it an excellent opportunity to grow within a reputable company.

Benefits

Weekly attendance bonus

Pension contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Opportunity to purchase extra holiday

Discounted share scheme

Discounted gym membership

Death in service insurance

Additional holiday with service

Qualifications

• Previous experience driving a forklift is required.
• Experience with tractor driving and garden machinery is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and on initiative.

Responsibilities

• Collect and dispose of waste packaging.
• Remove dirty trays onto internal vehicle trailer.
• Dispose of drain filter waste.
• Maintain waste flow from factory exit.
• Collect and dispatch customer bulk orders.
• Monitor vehicle cleaning and disinfection.
• Assist in maintaining foliage and grass.
• Perform environmental checks daily.

Skills

Tractor driving

Forklift driving

Garden machinery

Initiative

Job description

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Yard Operative

This role is primarily responsible for the regular maintenance of the yard, keeping the livestock wash area tidy, ensuring the segregation of waste materials and correct storage and making sure all animal by-products are labelled, covered and disposed of.

Shift pattern: 4on4off, 6am-4:45pm

Main responsibilities

• The collection and disposal of waste packaging
• The removal of dirty trays and dolavs onto the internal vehicle trailer
• The disposal of the drain filter (straw and muck waste)
• Maintaining the flow of waste from the factory exit
• Carrying out the collection, storage and dispatch of customer bulk orders
• Monitoring of vehicle cleaning and disinfection
• Providing assistance as required with the maintenance of foliage, grass etc
• Carrying out environmental daily environmental checks

You must be prepared to work outside in all weather conditions, be flexible with daily working hours, with the occasional overtime during the week/weekends.

You must have the ability to work on your own initiative.

Previous experience of tractor driving, garden machinery is preferred. Experience driving a forklift is required.

Pay and benefits

• Salary – £14.11 per hour (inclusive of attendance bonus)
• Weekly attendance bonus of £1 per hour
• Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
• Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
• Discounted share scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Additional holiday with service

Interested? Email a CV and covering letter to [e-mail]

Closing Date: 1st January 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this date may be brought forward). If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.

Job Type: Full-time