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Forklift Counterbalance Drivers - Sunderland

North East

£16,649 - £19,266

05-02-2020

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16-10-2019

Temporary – Full Time

Company Description

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

  • Daily meetings with the team leader or supervisor.
  • To help prioritise workloads within the department / designated warehouse area.
  • To deal with the movement of products within the warehouse, using the appropriate FLT.
  • Picking and packing duties when required, and taking instructions from supervisors and management
  • Should have working knowledge of all warehouse departments and understand the systems used
  • Carrying out line feeding as well as loading and unloading vehicles.
  • Maintain the company’s health & safety standards at all times
  • To follow all legal and company requirements to the use of forklifts in the Warehouse.

MTrec Recruitment are looking for candidates who have:

  • Counter balance or Reach forklift license (licenses can be in-house OR expired as we can refresh them for you free of charge).
  • Experience driving forklift trucks
  • The ability to pass a skills test on both counterbalance and reach trucks, training can be provided prior to this if necessary.
  • A positive attitude and are willing to learn more skills on the job.
  • Confidence on the job and are happy to take on more responsibility if necessary.
Job Specification

This position comes with a choice of two shift patterns; either a three-shift pattern:

  • (06:00am – 14:00pm / 14:00pm – 22:00pm / 22:00pm – 06:00am) or 06:00am – 14:00pm / 14:00pm – 22:00pm)

The salary varies between shifts:

  • Day shift only will be £16,649 after 1 year this will rise to £17,258
  • Two Shift Pattern; £17,319 for the first 13 weeks with an increase to £17,907 after 1 year this will rise to £18,556.
  • Three Shift Pattern; £17,988 for the first 13 weeks with an increase to £18,596 after 1 year this will rise to £19,266.
  • Excellent opportunities to become a permanent member of staff.