Goods In Forklift Driver

ABP UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Internal Training and Development

Employee discounts

Employee Recognition Programme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Benefits Portal with tech discounts

Free Parking with EV charging

Onsite canteen and vending

Life Assurance

Free fruit

Job summary

ABP UK is expanding at the Penston site in Glasgow and seeks a Forklift Driver to efficiently handle inbound stock, production supply and outbound deliveries. You will work to meet quality standards, maintain traceability, and follow GMP and H&S rules while supporting colleagues and trainees in a fast-paced food distribution environment.

The role focuses on loading/unloading, stock movement, and ensuring full stock accountability.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid high-reach forklift qualification and experience with counterbalance forklifts.
• Experience in food distribution cold stores preferred.
• Good numeracy and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Maximise efficiency and service levels.
• Provide all cold store requirements.
• Load/unload internal and external vehicles within time frames.
• Move stock and maintain stock accountability and OTIF to budget.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, GMP and hygiene policies.
• Collaborate with team members and support trainee development.

Skills

Results driven

Attention to detail

Good communication

Food distribution experience

Flexible and adaptable

Team player

English language skills

Tools

High reach forklift

Counterbalance forklift

PPT forklift

Job description

About Us

ABP UK is a major division of the ABP Food Group with factories in Ireland, UK and Europe. We are a food business that specialises in the supply and development of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale.

As one of the UK`s largest food producers, ABP relies on the skills and experience of its people, that`s why we offer lifelong careers with secure and full-time hours as well as competitive rates of pay, backed by great training and the opportunity to grow and progress within the business.

With the growth and expansion of our ABP Penston site in Glasgow, we have the opportunities below available to build our teams inline with increase in volume.

Job Role

The Forklift Driver will ensure that targets are met and regularly challenged and improved on. Delivering high standards of quality, ensuring product produced is to customer specification in line with critical control points, GMP and H&S requirements. Paying special regard to

Quality, cost control, yield and utilisation

health, safety & ethics

traceability,

product integrity,

labelling and

company, personal & food hygiene rules and legislation

To provide inbound stock receipt and production supply and external stock delivery requirements through strong performance and excellent customer service. Moving pallet-packed materials around the site or storage.

Main Responsibilities

Maximise efficiency and service levels

Ensure provision of all specific cold store requirements

Efficiently load and unload internal and external vehicles within time frame

Moving stock

Deliver full stock accountability and OTIF customer service to budget

Minimise vehicle delay and downtime

Check all incoming product, verify product quality and integrity only accepting goods that meet company and customer standards

Strictly adhere to all company and legislative requirements particularly encouraging safe and hygienic practices

Collaborate with and support team members to achieve

Support the development of future-fit employee skillset

Demonstrate flexibility

Support trainee development to ensure the 'next generation' workforce

Skills Required

Results driven

Attentive to detail

Good communication skills

Experienced in/ Willing and able to learn and deliver in food distribution cold store

Flexible, adaptable and keen to support others' development

• Team player

Speaking, writing and understanding spoken and written English language. (This is an essential health & safety, traceability, management and quality control requirement which will be tested as part of the recruitment process)

Good numeracy skills

• Current High reach, counterbalance and PPT FLT qualification and experience

What's in it for You?

• Employee Assistance Programme for both colleague and family
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Internal Training and Development Programmes
• Employee discounts offered by customers
• Employee Recognition Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Benefits Portal inclusive of technology discounts, vehicle leasing etc
• Free Parking with EV Charging available with a salary sacrifice
• Onsite subsidised canteen and vending machines
• Life Assurance
• Free fruit

Various shifts