Telehandler

Randstad CPE; Driffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is recruiting an experienced Telehandler Driver for a short-term contract on a new build residential development near Middleton-on-the-Wolds.

You will work with the Site Manager to manage site logistics, unload materials, and carry out safety checks while maintaining clear communications with trades on a busy development.

Applicants must hold a valid Telehandler certification (CPCS/NPORS), driving licence, and be prepared for a safety-focused role on site in the Driffield area.

Qualifications

• Valid CPCS or NPORS Telescopic Handler category is essential.
• Proven Telehandler experience on residential new-build developments.
• Full PPE: hard hat, high-vis, steel-toe boots.
• Valid UK Driving Licence and reliable transport to Middleton-on-the-Wolds.

Responsibilities

• Safely operating a telescopic handler across an active housing development.
• Unloading delivery lorries and distributing materials to designated plots.
• Assisting sub-contractors and site trades with scheduled lifts.
• Carrying out daily pre-use plant checks and logging inspections.
• Enforcing site traffic management plans and safe working loads.
• Keeping the compound tidy and assisting with general site housekeeping.

Skills

Punctuality

Health & safety focus

Clear communication

UK driving licence

Education

CPCS/NPORS Telescopic Handler

Job description

We are currently recruiting an experienced Telehandler Driver for a short-term contract on a new build residential development in Middleton-on-the-Wolds (Driffield area).

Working closely with the Site Manager and trade sub-contractors, you will play a key role in managing site logistics, distributing materials efficiently to active plots, and ensuring all lifts are carried out safely.

Key Responsibilities:

Safely operating a telescopic handler across an active housing development.

Unloading delivery lorries and distributing materials (bricks, blocks, timber, roof trusses) to designated plots.

Assisting sub-contractors and site trades with scheduled overhead and ground material lifts.

Carrying out daily pre-use plant checks, logging inspections, and maintaining machine cleanliness.

Enforcing site traffic management plans, safe working load limits, and strict pedestrian segregation around live plots.

Stepping off the machine during quieter periods to assist site management with general site housekeeping and keeping the compound

organised

.

Role Requirements:

Valid CPCS or NPORS Card

with Telescopic Handler category (Essential).

Proven experience operating a Telehandler on residential new build housing developments.

Full PPE (Hard hat, high-vis jacket/vest, steel toe cap boots).

Valid UK Driving Licence.

Strong commitment to site health and safety standards.

Excellent punctuality, reliability, and clear communication skills.

Based in or easily commutable to Middleton-on-the-Wolds (Driffield, Beverley, Market Weighton, or Hull area).

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.