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Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a global leader in door manufacturing?

Join Our Talent Pool

We are building a talent pool of enthusiastic and quality conscious individuals interested in forklift roles. This is not a current vacancy but an opportunity to express your interest in future roles that contribute to our ongoing transformation and facilities expansion.

As of August 2025, JELD-WEN Penrith continues to offer competitive rates of pay, with rates adjusted to reflect current standards:

Early Shift (6am–2pm): £13.23/hour

• Great Pay: Start from £13.26/hour, with shift premiums and enhanced overtime rates
• Immediate Start: Begin your new career right away
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a consistent Monday to Friday schedule with a rotating 3-shift pattern (6-2, 2-10, 10-6).
• Skill Development: Gain hands‑on experience and grow your expertise in a supportive environment.

• Operating forklifts in a busy manufacturing environment
• Handling stock bookings, rotations and general warehouse duties
• Supplying production lines with materials and loading/unloading wagons.

• Commitment to workplace safety
• Good timekeeping is essential
• Reliability and quality consciousness
• Ability to work collaboratively within and across teams
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Basic English communication skills.
• Full-time, permanent contract
• Comprehensive training from day one with access to internal and external courses
• Inclusive work environment
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Pension scheme (up to 7.5% employer contribution) and life insurance (6x salary)
• Wellbeing app offering Confidential Emotional Support, Legal Guidance, Financial Information, Online Support, and Interactive Digital Tools
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Cycle to work, Health cash plan, buy up to 5 days annual leave
• Staff discounts on JELD-WEN products (cost + 5%)
• Annual performance bonus and employee referral bonus
• Team-building events, such as Fun Family Day.

Seize the opportunity to learn, grow, and make a real impact. Join our dynamic team at JELD-WEN Penrith and embark on your journey to becoming a production pro.

Apply now and unlock your potential with JELD-WEN!

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high‑performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market‑leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com.

JELD-WEN has been named by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by Newsweek as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’.

Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages.

JELD-WEN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation based on individuals’ physical traits, beliefs, and/or other characteristics that are protected under applicable laws.

JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services.