Forklift Driver

Menzies Distribution Limited; Corby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading distribution company is seeking a Bendi/Flexi Forklift Driver in Corby, England. This full-time, permanent role involves picking, packing, and dispatching goods while adhering to safety standards. Candidates must possess a valid Bendi/Flexi forklift license and have experience in a warehouse environment. The position offers competitive pay, opportunities for progression and training, and a commitment to inclusivity and employee wellness.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Paid volunteer day for charity

Healthcare Cash Plan

Workplace pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience operating within a warehouse environment.
• FLT – A Bendi/Flexi, Reach or Counterbalance license is ESSENTIAL.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Co-operate fully with the site’s safety requirements.
• Receive deliveries and check quantities.
• Pick and pack customer orders efficiently.
• Load trailers with customer goods.
• Maintain stock integrity and quality.

Skills

FLT – A Bendi/Flexi license

Good communication skills

Team working skills

Basic numeracy skills

Basic literacy skills

Job description

Location: Corby, Northamptonshire, England

Hours: Full-time

Shift: Any 4 from 7

Duration: Permanent

Menzies Distribution Solutions are currently recruiting for a Bendi/Flexi Forklift Driver tojoin our night team in Corby, NN17. The purpose of this role is to provide accurate and prompt picking, packing and dispatch of the depot warehouse goods & requires you to complete various warehouse tasks, as safely, accurately and as efficiently as possible upholding and the highest standards of health and safety at all times. Also includes other duties to help maintain the efficient and successful working of the warehouse.

*** FLT – A Bendi/Flexi, Reach or Counterbalance license is ESSENTIAL ***

The Details

• Shift Pattern: ANY 4 from 7 Nights
• Hours: 18:00-06:00
• 48 hours per week
• Full-time, permanent
• Monthly Pay

Warehouse Operative duties

• Co-operate fully with the sites 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.

About you

• Experience operating within a warehouse environment
• FLT – A Bendi/Flexi, Reach or Counterbalance license is ESSENTIAL
• Good communication & team working skills
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• A professional manner
• Experience operating within a warehouse environment
• Time For You:Relax with a competitive holiday allowance.
• 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.

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