FLT reach driver

Reach Forklift Truck Driver - Chadderton Oldham - 7am - 3pm - Mon - Fri- Immediate Start.

If you're looking for a role where your contribution is just as important as how well your team performs, then we want to hear from you. As a Reach Forklift Truck Driver at this global E Commerce Distribution Centre with its UK operation based in Chadderton, Oldham, you will enjoy the close-knit nature of the teams you work in, and it's a great way to meet a diverse bunch of people.

Role & Responsibilities

As a Reach Forklift Truck Driver, you will be/have:

• Formal training and experience operating reach forklift trucks*
• A good knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace
• The ability to meet the physical demands of the job - this would encompass manual handling/picking/moving of boxes, as well as using machinery
• The ability to operate machinery including forklifts and pallet jacks
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to follow instructions
• Being able to stay focused in busy or loud environments, and not get distracted
• Basic math skills to make load calculation and estimate lifting height and covered distances
• Basic literacy is advantageous

*Delete if unqualified candidates will be considered to start with on-the-job training provided

Personal traits

As a Reach Forklift Truck Driver, you will be:

• Reliable and dependable
• Mature and able to work sensibly is very important - operating any forklift has the potential to be dangerous and cause injury or damage, so you will be required to take the job seriously and always act with a high level of professionalism
• Strong when it comes to attention to detail
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and able to work efficiently
• Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks
• Someone who enjoys working systematically and productively
• A team player with a positive attitude

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As a Reach Forklift Truck Driver, you will:

• Store, pick and move stock as required using a reach Forklift Truck
• Ensure stock is placed in the correct areas and codes accurately
• Move delivered products from vehicles into the warehouse
• Stack and palletise product
• Move pallets of products to and between warehouse racks
• Use automatic and manual packing machines, scales and printing devices, label and manage inventory
• Work both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete work and strive to maintain the business performance targets
• Ensure the relevant paperwork or PC-based data entry/scanning is complete for each of task
• Be responsible for vehicle maintenance and adhering to health and safety regulations
• Noticing when machinery isn't working properly and acting appropriately
• Be required to accurately move loads in confined spaces and estimate the weights of loads
• Duties may also include using other equipment types including hand trucks, counterbalance forklifts, sit-down forklifts, stand-up forklifts, cherry-pickers, clamp and reach forklifts, industrial lift trucks, and pallet jacks

Qualifications/Licences/Certifications/Experience

• Reach Forklift Truck licence

Benefits:

Hourly Rate of Pay £12.30 plus enhanced overtime rates

40 Hours per week (No Breaks Deducted)

Holiday Accrual up to 28 days per year

Weekly Pay

Superstar of the Month Awards

Team Social Events

Staff Sales

Dedicated Blue Arrow Team Based On-Site

Access to Blue Arrow Technology to support you with your Blue Arrow assignment

So if you want to join a team where your contribution is valued and diversity is celebrated, apply with us today.

To apply please click 'Apply' and complete our easy On-Line registration. You will then be contacted by a Blue Arrow representative to discuss your application. Please do not book an On Line Verification for this role

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