Night Flexible Skilled Operator (Forklift Driver)

Manchester Arndale; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning employer

Digital learning via OCS Academy

Exclusive discounts via Wagestream

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a capable live logistics operative to load and unload pallets and manage live news distribution across NewCo operations. You will keep palletisers stocked, record incoming pallets, and ensure quality control while working as part of a flexible team.

The role requires good numeracy and literacy, willingness to train in other departments, and a forklift licence. You will follow health and safety guidelines and support daily distribution tasks across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in loading/unloading vehicles and palletising operations.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and complete pre/post run checks.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills for paperwork and stock control.

Responsibilities

• Ensure pre run checks on FLTs and report faults.
• Remove waste and cage stock from night runs.
• Liaise with Supervisor for correct loading of live news and magazines.
• Load and unload live news vehicles.
• Collect paperwork from traffic office as required.
• Load palletisers with pallets for night/day runs.
• Reset palletiser if sensors trip.
• Dispose of waste and replace batteries when needed.
• Report problems to Supervisor and keep areas clean.

Skills

FLT checks

Pallet handling

Vehicle loading/unloading

Liaising with supervisor

Stock control

Numeracy

Literacy

Health & Safety

Fork Lift Licence

Clamp Truck experience

Tools

Fork Lift Truck

Clamp Truck

Job description

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

About The Role:

The purpose of this role is to load and un-load vehicles of live news, pallets, magazines and support across all of NewCo Loading and distribution operations. To support all aspects of pallet and product management, keeping palletisers filled with pallets, recording incoming pallets and control of pallet /product quality. To work flexibly as part of a team to meet NewCo business needs.

Key responsibilities:

• To ensure all pre run checks are carried out on the FLT’s. All faults to be recorded on keypad and Supervisors to be informed.
• Remove all cage stock and waste from previous night’s run.
• To liaise with Supervisor for correct loading of each vehicle with live news and magazines.
• To load and unload live news vehicles.
• Collect paperwork from traffic office when required.
• To load palletisers with pallets for night and day runs.
• Reset Palletiser if and when sensors trip out.
• Remove and dispose of waste as and when required.
• Replace batteries and sign sheet at battery station.
• Report any problems to the Supervisor.
• Top up spare pallets in the mailroom.
• The unloading and safe storage of empty pallets brought in by hauliers.
• All tickets received as receipt of empty pallets unloaded from trailers must be handed to Vanway Supervisor or Checker.
• To store or load all day production.
• To be able to step up to Checker duties when required.
• Keep Vanway and other relevant areas clean and tidy. Bins to be emptied when required.
• Weekly cage stock, waste and cage stock magazines and sections to be emptied into skips at the beginning of each week.
• To support NewCo operations and teams as and where required
• Assist across all area’s where trained and capable to do so. Assist with any inserting requirements.
• Adhere to relevant Health and Safety requirements i.e. Safety Wear, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and Manual Handling guidelines.
• Any Health and Safety concerns are reported to the appropriate point of escalation and / or NewCo Help-desk. Reporting shall covered in an incident /near miss document.
• Follow the safe systems of working as dictated in your training information guides and risk assessments.
• All pre and post run checks of associated equipment are to be conducted in line with NewCo standards.Any equipment defect is reported appropriately.

Skills required:

• Flexibility – Ability to move between areas to meet the needs of the business.
• Be willing to train in other departments.
• Ability to understand and complete reasonable requests and tasks set by management.
• Ability to take responsibility & ownership for the task of unloading incoming newsprint vehicles.
• Ability to assist colleagues in other operations/ departments as required.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to learn and understand the internal operating systems and processes.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to demonstrate good communication skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised.
• Mechanical appreciation of equipment and moving parts.
• Ability to work safely.
• Fork Lift Truck Licence.
• Desirable Stocklin & Clamp Truck experience.

We are an equal opportunitiesemployer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge,skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive andwelcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individualsregardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation,disability, or age.