FLT Driver Leicester, England
Job description
Salary: £21,192 - £21,579 plus 10% shift allowance
Working Hours: 37 hours per week working alternating shifts 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.
About the Role
As a fork-lift truck driver you will be part of a small team, responsible for the transport and location of stock throughout the warehouse, as required both for storage and to facilitate the picking and despatch of customer orders and associated activities.
This role is a “Safety Critical Post” and, consequently, subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures. If successful in being appointed to the role, you will be required to agree to a planned test and achieve a negative result as part of any conditional offer of employment and/or during your probationary period. A copy of our Substance Misuse Policy and Procedure is available upon request.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- possess current Electronic Reach Truck certificate to operate at 10.5 meters beam lift height
- Be able to pass a gas counterbalance truck certificate
- Have regular reach truck experience operating in narrow (3.1 meter) aisles
- Be careful, efficient, competent and safe in undertaking the role
- Have competent RDT and terminal keyboard skills
- General knowledge of good warehouse practice
We’d also expect you to share our commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
What we offer:
- Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal with car lease scheme.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service), and a scheme to buy additional leave.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
- Opportunities for learning and development,
- Great office location next to Fosse Park, with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Bernard Lowry, Operations Manager
Telephone: 0116 294 4118
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
ESPO is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our customers. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the customers we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click ‘Apply Now’. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. For more information, see the How to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
About ESPO
We're a unique organisation, owned by the public sector and sharing their values and ethos, but operating with a commercial edge. As a specialist procurement body, we pride ourselves on establishing procurement solutions that save money for the public sector.
We have modern, open-plan offices with excellent transport links and a friendly workplace environment. We offer flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory pension scheme, training (including professional CIPS qualification) and opportunities to develop your career.
ESPO is supported by wide range of roles across many different disciplines including sales, marketing, procurement, finance, operations (warehouse management and transport planning) and customer services. So whether you are interested in a public-facing role or playing your part behind the scenes, ESPO could be the place for you.
To learn more about working for ESPO please visit www.espo.org.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,192.00-£21,579.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 502
