Reach Truck Driver

Butternut Box | B Corp; Worksop; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Private Medical Insurance

Dental cover

Private showers

Free parking

Pension scheme

Refer a friend bonus

Funded training

Job summary

Butternut Box is seeking a Reach Truck operator for our Blyth, Doncaster site. You will handle reach truck, counterbalance and ride-on forklifts, ensure stock movements and quality checks, and work to safety standards on a 41-hour week with day/night shifts.

This is a full-time, permanent role in a chilled environment, with weekly rotation and weekend work. Previous reach truck and counterbalance experience plus English literacy are essential; a Class 1 license is a plus for shunting duties.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with Reach Truck and Counterbalance is essential.
• PPT or LLOP experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Operate reach truck, counterbalance and ride-on forklift trucks.
• Follow safety procedures and wear protective equipment.
• Conduct quality checks and ensure product specifications are met.
• Stock counting and systems transactions.
• Maintain general hygiene and clean working environment.
• Assist with waste processing and order packing.
• Meet KPIs and participate in reviews.

Skills

Reach Truck

Counterbalance

PPT

LLOP

Job description

The exciting stuff

Supporting the manufacturing & fulfilment facility at Rudie's Kitchen and Ace's Pantry, you'll help ensure stock movements across the whole site run smoothly. Working with some of the best people in the area, this is a great time to join Butternut Box. In return for your tail‑wagging dedication, we offer a competitive wage of £16.02 per hour, including shift allowance, giving a yearly salary of £34,268.

A bit about the role

While this is primarily a Reach Truck role within our warehouse, we would also consider a multiskilled operator who also holds a Class 1 license to perform shunting duties, who is willing to upskill to Counterbalance and Reach Truck.

• Operate mechanical handling equipment: reach truck, counterbalance and ride‑on forklift trucks (our chillers and freezers are 10m fully racked warehouses)
• Work in a safe way following all appropriate safety procedures and wearing protective equipment correctly at all times
• Conduct quality checks ensuring that we meet product specifications.
• Stock count and systems transactions
• General facility hygiene – floors, walls and conveyors etc and working in a manner that epitomises ‘clean as you go’
• Other general tasks waste processing, order packing etc
• Work to relevant standards and Key Performance Indicators
• Occasional attendance and contribution at daily review meeting and regular attendance/contribution at warehouse performance reviews

A Bit About Us

At Butternut, our mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a hard‑working team. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one.

Located in Doncaster, Rudie's Kitchen is where our Butternut meals (we currently have 12 recipes) will be gently cooked, using human‑quality ingredients. Rudie's is also where we will be packaging our meals and boxing them for our customers all over the UK. We are a close nit team, with a that family feel, looking to welcome more like minded people to our lovely team and keep work life fun and enjoyable.

We are pleased to say, this is a full‑time permanent contract, you will be working a rolling average of 41 hours per week working on a shift rotation with a mixture of days / nights and some weekend working. The working shifts days consisting of 6:45am to 7pm and nights consisting of 6:45pm‑7am.

• 4 on/ 4 off = 2 day, 2 nights
• 5 on, 5 off = 3 days, 2 nights
• 5 on, 5 off = 2 days, 3 nights

A Bit About You

• Previous experience with Reach Truck and Counterbalance, PPT or LLOP are essential
• Confident in the use of warehouse IT equipment
• Comfortable working in temperatures as low as -40 degrees and outside yard work (changing weather conditions)
• Able to be adaptable to an ever changing work environment with varied roles and responsibilities that can differ day to day
• Working level of speaking English
• Ability to read English
• Numerate (able to understand and work with numbers)
• Good attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a chilled environment
• Comfortable working in an environment that processes raw protein
• Committed to food quality & safety
• A supportive & helpful team member

What's In It For You?

• Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year, plus an extra 8 hours for each year of service (up to 40 hours).*
• 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care.*
• Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development.
• Get discounted Private Medical Insurance and dental cover.
• Discounted Gym membership with “MyGymDiscounts” helping you stay fit and healthy
• Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza!
• Butternut branded uniform provided (fleece, footwear, hi-vis)
• Enrolment into the company pension scheme and sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave
• Private showers, changing facilities and dedicated locker space
• Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box.
• Comfy, bright and airy kitchen space with lunch making facilities and large screen TVs
• Free tea, coffee, and fruit (and pay day pizzas)
• Opportunity to grow, develop and learn with internal training programmes
• Be part of an energetic and high performing team
• Team socials & events
• Refer a friend bonus of up to £500
• Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging.

A few things to note

• This role is 100% based in our kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster (just off the Junction of A1(M) and A614 Hill Top Roundabout, Blyth S81 8HG)
• We don’t use external recruitment agencies for assistance on roles
• We aim to respond to all applicants personally, however, due to the high volume of applications we receive we are sometimes unable to respond to everyone
• We're not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career, if it makes your application easier for you please feel free to complete the application form in your native language, we are really happy to translate it afterwards.