Forklift Driver

Donaldson Timber Systems; Witney; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in sustainable home construction in Witney is seeking a Forklift Truck Driver to join their manufacturing team. In this full-time role, you will be responsible for safely moving materials within the factory. The company offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package including training and development opportunities, and a supportive work environment. A current Forklift Truck Licence is required, and candidates should have a proactive attitude and a commitment to quality.

Benefits

32 days holiday per year

Pension

Sick pay

Life assurance

Flexible Benefits programme

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership

Dental insurance

Dine out discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Current Forklift Truck Licence required.
• Basic computer skills and experience in stock control systems preferred.
• Ability to organise and manage loading information.

Responsibilities

• Safely move materials within the factory and yard.
• Organise and carry out material movements according to standards.
• Check and record dispatch information accurately.

Skills

Forklift Truck Licence

Organising loading information

Basic computer skills

Ability to manage workloads

Job description

We reward our people, you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, bonus scheme, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career. This full‑time role is 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, based at Witney Oxfordshire with flexibility up to 46 hours in busy periods.

You’ll have 32 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.

Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.

In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.

A bit about the role

As a Forklift truck driver, you’ll be an important member of the manufacturing team, responsible for the safe and efficient movement of materials within our factory and yard.

Reporting to the Logistics Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in organising and carrying out material movements to meet safety, quality, and productivity standards. You’ll check and record dispatch information for stock systems accurately and support improvements in the way we do things.

Health and safety is important to us so we’ll always ask you to report any health and safety issues or material or equipment concerns,

We’ll train you with your own growth plan so you’re ready for the next steps in your career.

If you have a passion for doing things well, are happy to work on your own and as part of a team, you get on well with other people and are good at finding solutions, this could be the role for you.

• A current Forklift Truck Licence (Combi-lift conversion training available if needed).
• Ability to organise and manage loading information.
• Basic computer skills, with experience in stock control systems preferred.
• The ability to priority workloads in line with business requirements

We want people who bring the right mix of skill, attitude, and character, people who take pride in their work and want to grow with us. You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• Strong core skills for the role and a willingness to keep learning
• A positive, proactive attitude and pride in doing things well
• Integrity, professionalism, and a respect for others
• A strong customer mindset, internally and externally
• The ability to think clearly, solve problems, and make good decisions
• A collaborative style that supports their team and builds trust

Ambition and the desire to develop your career as we grow

A Bit About Us

Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited, and sustainable.

We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.

Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.

Join us and make a difference

The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need Forklift Truck Drivers within our Witney, Oxfordshire factory, to help us to grow further.

We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.

We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you

Building Positive
Futures

We are proud to have a culture that has no limits on personal development. From sales to site, finance to factory we encourage all of our colleages to continually develop and grow. We believe that great companies hire great people and we're always looking out for new talent.

Would you like to work with us? Contact us or apply for one of the current vacancies!