Bendi/Flexi Forklift Driver (Nights)

Menzies Distribution Solutions Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in Wakefield is seeking a full-time Forklift Driver. Responsibilities include operating forklifts, receiving deliveries, and ensuring warehouse efficiency. Candidates must have a valid Forklift license and experience in a warehouse environment. The position offers a salary of £28,439.72 and various employee benefits including training opportunities and wellness programs.

Benefits

20 days holiday

Paid volunteer day

Employee discounts

Unique industry training

Healthcare Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Valid Forklift license (CB, Reach or Flexi) is essential.
• Experience in a warehouse environment.
• Professional manner with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Co-operate with site’s safety requirements.
• Receive and check deliveries of stock.
• Pick and pack customer orders efficiently.

Skills

Good communication & team working skills

Basic numeracy and literacy skills

Organisational and time management skills

Tools

Flexi license

Reach license

Counterbalance license

Job description

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Hours: Full-time

Shift: 4 On/4 Off

Duration: Permanent

Menzies Distribution Solutions has an excellent opportunity for a Flexi, Reach or Counterbalance Forklift Driver, to join our teambased in Normanton.

The Details

• Shift Pattern: 4 On/4 Off Nights
• Start & Finish Times: 18:00–06:00
• Salary: £28,439.72, £14.20 per hr (additional £1 per hour if you are Flexi trained)
• Location: Tuscany Way, Wakefield Europort, Normanton, WF6 2UA
• Monthly Pay

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• It is essential that you have a valid license for either CB, Reach or Flexi FLT and you will not be shortlisted if it is not clear on your CV that you have a valid current license
• If you have a Reach Forklift Licence, we are able to upskill you to Flexi Licence.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Co-operate fully with the site’s safety requirements.
• Receive deliveries of customer stock from trailers into warehouse. Check quantities, record receipt and pass on paperwork
• Pick and pack customer orders to achieve agreed turn-round targets, dispatching orders with appropriate paperwork. Both full pallet and manual case/break picked from the racking and ground locations.
• Load trailers with customer goods in timely manner
• Put away of customer goods from the warehouse floor into the racking.
• Manual handling of products
• Signing for and accepting responsibility for tasks that have been completed.
• Housekeeping, both physical completion and hygiene checks.
• Stock integrity and quality checks.
• Keep warehouse and outside forecourts clean and tidy including shelf dusting, keeping gangways clear and litter removal.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Good communication & team working skills
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• A professional manner
• Experience operating within a warehouse environment
• Good organisational and time management skills
• FLT – Flexi, Reach or Counterbalance licenses is ESSENTIAL
• Time For You:Relax with 20 days of holiday.
• Give Back:Receive a paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
• Appreciating You & Others:Celebrate special moments with Value Awards! Driver of the Year Awards, with 3 days paid leave for our finalists, including a fun filled day out for you and your partner and attendance to the awards ceremony with guest speakers.
• Your Future:Join our contributory workplace pension scheme for financial security.
• Exclusive Discounts:Through your Healthcare Cash Plan you will have access to a discount portal, where you can make savings on travel and hotels, cinema tickets, days out and much more. We also offer 20% off your mobile line rental at EE!
• Progression & Training:Unique Industry Training such as: LST, Moffett, Manual Handling, Double Decker & Load Security. A paid day leave per year for your periodic CPC Training provided by us.
• Health & Wellness:Healthcare Cash Plan, allowing you to claim cash back on a range of healthcare products and services including dental, optical, chiropody, and specialist consultations, tests, and scans. In addition to this there is Virtual GP access, On-Demand Physio, Gym Discounts, Online Health Assessments & 24/7 Counselling.

INCLUSION

Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.

We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.