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The Best Connection Group Limited; Petworth; On-site; GBP 1,240,000 - 1,653,000; Full time

Job summary

The Best Connection Group Limited are recruiting for a seasonal Forklift Counterbalance role based in rural West Sussex. Shifts include day and night, starting from late September for a three-week placement.

You will be responsible for forklift safety checks, unloading trailers, stacking crates, weighing pallets, and keeping the forklift and work area clean. Full training provided, all safety procedures must be followed.

Qualifications

• Experience operating a counterbalance forklift.
• Ability to perform safety checks and report issues promptly.

Responsibilities

• Complete forklift safety check sheet at the start of each shift.
• Unload trailers and stack pallets/crates as directed.
• Weight pallets and move to loading bays.
• Transport pallets to depalletiser and supply areas.
• Maintain cleanliness and report any forklift damage or malfunctions.
• Assist with related warehouse tasks and ensure SOPs and health & safety rules are followed.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety checks

Job description

The Best Connection are currently recruiting seasonal Forklift Counterbalance day/night for a market leading client in their field, in rural West Sussex.

This is a very exciting position, commencing from end of September, for a period of 3 weeks!

Overall Purpose:

To assist in general work operations in the warehouse and forecourt including stacking away grape picking crates, cleaning pallets and general tidying of the outdoor work area.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To complete a 'forklift safety check sheet' at the start of each shift
• During operation of the press loading system, receive cleaned picking crates as they emerge from the crate washer and stack them in the designated area, ready for re-use
• Unload trailers of fruit pallets as soon as trailers arrive into designated loading bays.
• Weigh pallets of fruit on platform scales and move to loading bay as directed by Weighbridge operator
• Transport fruit pallets from loading bays to de-palletiser system as directed by Shift Manager
• Load pallets of clean and empty crates onto trailers as directed by Shift Manager.
• Maintain cleanliness of forklift, and replace gas bottles as needed.
• To immediately report any damage or malfunctions of the forklift to the Shift Manager.

Other tasks:

• Report all incidents or broken equipment immediately to Shift manager
• Assist in leaf picking, pallet washing, floor cleaning and crate washing operations as required.
• Compliance with all Standard Operating Procedures and health and safety rules.

General Tasks:

• To maintain a safe, clean and tidy work environment at all times
• To only operate any machinery or equipment after training and approval by the Shift Manager.

Working Hours:

• Days (09:30 to 20:00, Monday to Sunday)
• Nights (20:00 to 05:30, Monday to Sunday)