Workshop Labourer

Bowmill Engineering Ltd; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Flexible working

Early finish on Fridays

Training and development

Job summary

Bowmill Poole is seeking a Full-Time Workshop Labourer to join the team. The role involves operating a forklift and pallet trucks, cleaning and maintaining the workshop, and moving goods between units across a large site.

The ideal candidate will be physically fit, able to handle manual work, and hold a valid forklift licence. Benefits include 25 days’ holiday, free parking, and flexible working with an early finish on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy factory environment.
• Valid forklift licence.
• Experience of general workshop labouring duties.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift and pallet trucks to move heavy materials.
• Clean workshop floors using industrial machines and mop floors.
• Clean factory equipment and machinery, including oil and swarf spills.
• Unload deliveries from lorries and move items between units.
• General cleaning of the factory workshop and toilets; empty waste bins.

Skills

Physical fitness

Manual handling

Forklift operation

Tools

Forklift

Pallet trucks

Job description

Bowmill Poole is currently seeking a Full-Time Workshop Labourer to join the Company.

The ideal candidate will have worked with a busy factory environment, and be physically fit as there will be manual handling and the use of pallet trucks to manoeuvre heavy material. We are a large site and there will be a lot of walking between units.

Duties will include

• Use of forklift
• Use of pallet trucks
• Cleaning workshop floors which will require using industrial cleaning machines and mopping hard floors
• Cleaning factory equipment and machinery, which will include swarf & oil spills
• Unloading deliveries from lorries
• General cleaning of factory workshop
• Cleaning of workshop toilets
• Empty waste bins including emptying of industrial bins
• Basic DIY
• Moving jobs between factories
• Emptying of coolant and oil drums
• Occasional driving (locally)
• List is not exhaustive

The ideal candidate will:

• Ensure their duties and cleaning is carried out to a standard expected of the company
• Follow Health and Safety requirements at all times
• Have a valid forklift licence
• Have experience of general workshop labouring duties

In return you will receive a competitive salary, 25 days’ holiday, free parking, flexible working during the week and early finish on Friday’s, whilst working for an evolving company that offers continuous support and training.

This role is a 39-hour week spread over Monday to Friday with an early finish on Friday.