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Fork Lift Truck Driver

Reed Specialist Recruitment
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 19 days
Location

Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 1LL, England

Salary

£28,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job position is for a FLT Driver located in Sheffield, working Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm with a half-hour paid dinner break, totaling 40 hours per week.
  • The basic salary for this role is £28,033, with an additional 0.75% attendance bonus, resulting in an average salary of £28,243.
  • Candidates should have a current valid fork truck license and preferably experience working in a warehouse environment, with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience required.
  • Key responsibilities include receiving and inspecting stock, assembling loads for dispatch, ensuring cleanliness and integrity of pallets, and maintaining high standards of housekeeping.
  • The ideal candidate will possess strong attention to detail, good interpersonal skills, and a proactive approach to work, promoting health and safety standards in the workplace.

Job Title: FLT Driver

Location: Sheffield

Mon-Fri 8am-4pm with half hour paid dinner break, total of 40 hours per week worked.

The basic salary is 28,033 plus a 0.75% attendance bonus, which gives an average salary of 28,243

Main Areas of Responsibility

  • Receipt of stock to be inspected, receipted by use of barcode and put away and stacked safety to the appointed location.
  • Assemble loads in readiness for despatch, checking pallets for cleanliness or damage when assembling. All pallets to be cleaned if appropriate or if damaged set aside for remedial action.
  • Check status of pallets being assembled to ensure good ware. If QC stickers are present and ware is good stock check with distribution office.
  • Check integrity and tautness of shrink wrap applied to pallets, any shrink wrap with holes to be re-bagged, non-fusion shrink wrap to be used only on PLM and D packed ware
  • Pre-checks of trailer prior to loading to ensure that it meets the required company standard on cleanliness.
  • Loading of lorries to be conducted in a timely manner from preassembled loads. Check driver paperwork corresponds with despatch pallets. Final check of load when loading to vehicle.
  • Ensure driver straps the load to the prescribed standard in force at time.
  • Housekeeping.
  • Achievement of departmental targets as required.

Person Specification

  • Use of an RF gun (desirable)
  • 4 pallet handler (desirable)
  • Working in a previous warehouse environment (preferably externally)
  • Have a current valid fork truck license (essential)
  • Numerate and literate (GCSE or equivalent)
  • PC literate (desirable)
  • Motivated and professional with a desire to achieve results with a commercial/customer focus
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Self resilient
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Dynamic and flexible approach to work
  • Have basic problem solving ability
  • Promotes and is passionate about the values and standards of the business.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Initiate, be open to and work with change (both cultural and technical)
  • 'Can Do' attitude
  • Logical approach to work
  • Works in an inclusive way
  • Willing to undertake additional tasks (within capabilities) to get the job done
  • Willingness to take ownership
  • Comfortable with a wide range of colleagues
  • Take a critical approach to work practice and identify & suggest improvements
  • Believes and promotes Health and Safety within workplace

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