Forklift Truck Driver

Bloor Homes; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

23 days holiday entitlement

Group Staff Discount Triumph Motorbicy

Job summary

Bloor Homes in Didcot is seeking an experienced Forklift Driver to support material movement on our site in the South West region. You will move materials safely, check deliveries and ensure correct storage and distribution to keep the build schedule on track.

We require a valid FLT licence, prior forklift/telehandler experience, and a proactive, team-focused attitude. The role is site-based with a strong emphasis on safety and efficient site operations.

Qualifications

• Hold a valid FLT licence.
• Experience in a role as Forklift Truck Driver / Telehandler / Forklift Operator.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive and committed to safe site practices.

Responsibilities

• Move materials safely around the site and storage areas.
• Check deliveries and ensure correct storage and distribution.
• Maintain a clean, safe site and monitor walkways and waste management.
• Comply with company policies and perform any extra site tasks as required.

Skills

FLT Licence

Experience in Forklift/Telehandler

Communication skills

Time management

Self-motivated

Job description

It takes many highly skilled people to build a house, but they all have one thing in common: the ability to work as a team. It is the single most important skill – nothing would get built at all, let alone to Bloor Homes’ exacting standards, without people working together smoothly, safely and efficiently. On a construction site, or in a storage facility, a Forklift Truck Driver is solely responsible for moving materials around – safely, quickly and efficiently. Nobody else could do their job without those materials being in the right place at the right time. The Forklift Driver is a key member of the team. The safe storage, movement and handling of deliveries and materials is at the heart of everything we do.

We are recruiting for an experienced Forklift Truck Driver / Telehandler / Forklift Operator to join our South West Region, to be site based in Didcot, OX11 9BF. The duties of a Forklift Truck Driver are to move materials safely around a site, check deliveries and ensure their correct storage and distribution around the site, all in a safe and timely manner. Safety is key – it is the driver’s responsibility to ensure safe access and walkways, to ensure skips are used correctly and waste materials are managed in line with our waste policies.

MAIN DUTIES

• Ensuring materials are moved safely on and around the site.
• Checking the quality of material delivered to site.
• The storage and distribution of materials on site.
• To monitor safe access and walkways.
• To ensure skips are used correctly and tipping skips are emptied in the correct skips to help with our waste management.
• To maintain a clean and safe site at all times.
• Comply with and uphold company policies and procedures.
• Undertake any additional tasks as may reasonably be required from time to time.
• Ensuring all health and Safety aspects of Covid-19.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES

• Hold a FLT Licence
• Experience in a previous role as a Forklift Truck Driver / Telehandler / Forklift Operator.
• effective communication skills, and good time management
• Self-motivated and proactive with an enthusiastic work ethic.

COMPANY BENEFITS

• Pension Scheme.
• 23 days holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays).
• Group Staff Discount at Triumph Motorcycles ltd.
• Competitive discount on our homes (dependent upon the property and location).