Plant / Site Forklift Operative

HR Employment Bureau Redditch; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Employment Bureau Redditch is recruiting for a role involving the safe operation of a counterbalance forklift truck and hands-on waste handling in an outdoor hazardous environment. You will perform pre-use inspections, safety checks, and batch preparation, while ensuring traceability and compliance with RAMS and P.A.S.S policies.

The role requires reading and understanding safety instructions, basic numeracy, and good English communication.

Qualifications

• Valid FLT Counterbalance certification is required.
• Experience in hazardous waste sector is preferred but not essential.
• Ability to read safety instructions and chemical labels.
• Basic numeracy to prepare batch sheets for traceability.
• Good spoken English to understand safety instructions.

Responsibilities

• Operate a counterbalance FLT in line with safety policies.
• Complete pre-use inspections and report faults.
• Carry out PUWER safety checks on equipment and tools.
• Sort, segregate and repack waste as directed; maintain traceability.
• Support housekeeping and safe working practices on site.
• Load outgoing vehicles and assist with site logistics.
• Promote a safety-driven environment and report near misses.

Skills

FLT Counterbalance

Hazardous Waste experience

Reading safety instructions

Numeracy

English comprehension

Job description

Overview

Selecting, sorting and segregating waste destined for landfill and associated processing tasks required. Operation of plant and equipment in order to achieve batches meeting specifications required. Maintenance of safe working area and completion of housekeeping as required.

Hours

Working rotating x3 weekly shifts as followed:

• Week 1: 5.30am to 2.00pm


• Week 2: 1.00pm to 10.00pm


• Week 3: 9.30pm to 5.30am (25% Shift Premium)

Duties

• Complete all pre-use FLT inspections, reporting any faults to Management.


• Complete PUWER safety checks on any equipment or tools used, recording on the appropriate form where one exists.


• Safely operate a counterbalance FLT in line with the company's P.A.S.S policy.


• Control of vehicle movements on site (if trained as a banksman)


• Selection of batches provided by Compatibility Chemist, Plant Supervisor or Production Manager


• Safe processing of batches as per relevant RAMS using plant and equipment as required


• Plant specific housekeeping activities including high level cleaning.


• General site housekeeping activities including sweeping, litter picking and drum crushing.


• Repacking of material into new containers as required. Sorting and segregating as directed where required.


• Bulking of waste as directed by a technically competent person.


• Completion of batch sheets/lists to ensure traceability of all waste processed.


• Loading of outgoing vehicles


• Loading hook loader outgoings


• Promote a positive Health and Safety driven environment – reporting near misses at a KPI of 1 per month and rectifying any potential concerns for Health and Safety readily.

Requirements

• Valid FLT Counterbalance


• Experience of working in the Hazardous Waste Sector (ideal but not compulsory)


• Must be able to read in order to understand written safety instructions including chemical labelling


• Must be able to write and have basic numeracy skills in order to prepare batch sheets for traceability


• Must be able to understand spoken English in order to understand verbal safety instructions


• Must demonstrate willingness to work in outdoor conditions in a hazardous chemical environment undertaking a manual/hands on approach