Forklift Operator

Amcor; Beccles; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor in the United Kingdom is seeking a reliability-focused warehouse operative to join the operations team on a full-time basis. You will support pallet prep, stock movement, and the loading of UK and export deliveries, ensuring safety, quality and customer service standards are met.

Shifts are a 2-week rotating cycle (6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm) and the role emphasizes teamwork, continuous improvement and safeguarding product integrity across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Fork lift truck operation within last 24 months.
• Professional verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work independently and take accountability.
• Flexibility to changing work demands.
• Commitment to high-quality customer service.
• Team player with collaborative approach.
• Continuous improvement mindset in tasks.
• Conscientious and thorough in duties.
• Previous warehouse experience.
• GCSE Maths A*-C grade or equivalent.
• Experience using a digital warehouse management system.

Responsibilities

• Assist warehouse with pallet preparation, internal transfer, and loading of lorries.
• Stretch wrapping in line with company guidelines.
• Load lorries by forklift for UK or export distribution.
• Re-label, box and stack pallets.
• Allocate/run finished stock from production holding area to finished goods warehouse.
• Provide stock requirements to production areas (pallets, packaging, material, WIP).
• Identify stock and build loads as per transport co-ordinator.
• Adhere to Health and Safety, Quality and Environment policies.
• May perform other duties as required.

Skills

Fork Lift Truck operation

Professional communication

Independent work

Adaptability to changing demands

Customer service mindset

Team player

Continuous improvement mindset

Conscientious and thorough

Warehouse experience

GCSE Maths A*-C

Digital warehouse management system

Education

GCSE Maths A*-C Grade (4-9) or equivalent

Tools

Warehouse management system (WMS)

Job description

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

You’re a safety-conscious and reliable team player, passionate about keeping operations running smoothly and ensuring our products reach customers safely and efficiently. You’ll play a key role within the warehouse team, supporting pallet preparation, stock movement, production requirements and the loading of UK and export deliveries, while maintaining high standards of safety, quality and customer service. If you take pride in your work, enjoy working as part of a team and are always looking for ways to improve, we would love to hear from you.

Shifts will consist of 2 week rotating shift (6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm)

Key Job Accountabilities:

• To be responsible and accountable for assisting the warehouse department with pallet preparation, internal transfer, and loading of lorries ready for delivery to customers.
• Stretch wrapping in line with the company guidelines.
• Loading lorries by forklift for either UK or Export distribution as instructed by management.
• Re-labelling, boxing and stacking pallets.
• Allocating/running finished stock from production holding area to finished goods warehouse.
• Providing stock requirements to production areas, including pallets, packaging, material, work in progress.
• Identifying stock and building loads in accordance with information provided by transport co-ordinator.
• Adhere to stated policies and procedures relating to: Health and Safety, Quality and Environment management.
• The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are common occurrence and would not themselves justify the re-evaluation of the post.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Demonstrable competence of operating a Fork Lift Truck within the last 24 months.
• Ability to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing to complete tasks as required.
• Ability to work independently to achieve work objectives taking accountability for own work/actions undertaken.
• Ability to respond positively to changing work demands.
• Wants to give good service, recognising the importance their work has on customer satisfaction.
• Is able to work as part of a team to meet departmental objectives.
• Confident in looking for continuous improvement in all areas of their work.
• Is conscientious and thorough in all aspects of work responsibilities and has a professional approach to work.
• Previous warehouse experience.
• GCSE Maths A* – C Grade (4-9) or equivalent.
• Experience of digital warehouse management system.

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.
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