Forklift Truck Driver

Northwood; Oldham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life assurance

Sick pay

Free on-site parking

Discounts (food, retail, holidays, gym

Wellness programmes and EAP

Free early access to pay scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee referral scheme

Free company products

Job summary

Northwood in Oldham is seeking an experienced Forklift Driver to join our site and warehouses. You will move goods, record transactions, and support production with accurate pallet handling.

Require FLT Counterbalance and Reach licences, clamp truck experience, and strong safety focus. Monday to Friday rotating shifts 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm, with emphasis on accuracy and teamwork.

Qualifications

• FLT Counterbalance and Reach licence required.
• Clamp truck experience preferred.
• Good communication, numeracy and literacy.
• Ability to work to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift/reach truck to load, unload, move and rearrange stock.
• Basic operation of palletiser system and conveyor.
• Follow site safety rules and report near misses or injuries.
• Carry out pre-use safety checks and keep accurate records.
• Ensure 100% accuracy when loading/unloading against paperwork.
• Perform daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
• Check labeling and store items in correct locations; scan pallets.
• Meet output targets through teamwork and assist with stocktakes.
• Provide correct pallet types for production orders.

Skills

FLT Counterbalance license

Reach licence

Clamp truck experience

Communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Deadline driven

Tools

RPPT experience

Handheld scanner use

Job description

About the Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Forklift Driver to join our team based in Oldham.

We’re looking for someone with a FLT Counterbalance and Reach license that can move and record goods with a consistent level of accuracy, and a focus on safety. If this sounds like you, read on to find out more.

You will be working Monday to Friday on a rotating shift pattern of 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm.

Job Opportunity

This Forklift Driver role involves moving goods around our site and warehouses, ensuring all safety requirements are met. You will be responsible for loading and unloading deliveries, and stacking, transporting, and recording various items and pallets for storage and delivery.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• operating a forklift/reach truck to load, unload, move, and rearrange stock.
• basic operation of the palletiser system and conveyor.
• following all site safety rules to maintain a safe working environment, reporting any near misses, incidents, and injuries.
• carrying-out pre-use safety checks and ensuring accurate records are kept.
• ensuring 100% accuracy when loading and unloading by checking all products against paperwork.
• performing daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
• checking products are labelled correctly and put away in the correct locations and scanning pallets.
• achieving output targets set through effective teamworking.
• assisting with stocktakes.
• providing the correct pallet types required for production orders.

Essential Skills

Essential attributes:

• FLT Counterbalance and Reach licence
• Clamp truck experience
• Good communication, numeracy, and literacy skills
• Ability to work to deadlines

Duties involve regular repetitive light, medium, and heavy lifting

Desirable attributes:

• RPPT (Ride on Powered Pallet Truck) experience and/or license
• Experience of using handheld scanners and/or able to understand basic instructions displayed on handheld scanner screens

If you have a Counterbalance and Reach FLT licence with experience as a Warehouse or Operative, Forklift Driver/Reach Truck Driver, or FLT Driver with Clamp attachment experience, we'd love to hear from you!

About Company

Northwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer market.

Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away from home tissue industry. One of only a small handful of companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated; Northwood is involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage and transportation.

Our remit is huge, with a portfolio of products covering two key systems brands, professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper and private label. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe, which in turn service markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering and education.

We are a highly successful, award-winning and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues, across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.

We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality alongside market-leading service and sales support.

DE&I

At Northwood, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcomed and respected. We strive to promote a workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all.

Benefits

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Sick pay
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral scheme