forklift operator Tiverton, North West England, England
Job description
Forklift Operative
Tiverton, £29,850pa
Permanent Contract
Hours: Continental shift, 4on, 4off
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Forklift Operative based in Tiverton.
Reporting directly to the Team Leader you correctly operate a Forklift Truck in a safe manner, supplying materials, removing pallets to and from packaging lines to ensure lines run smoothly and efficiently.
You will work across the site’s large automated factory as art of a dedicated packaging team whose primary objective is to meet the packaging schedule. All of this whilst conforming to all product specifications and maintaining a high standard of hygiene and housekeeping. Keeping product and material losses to a minimum, ensuring equipment is maintained and that all Health and Safety requirement are adhered too.
Key responsibilities as a Forklift Operative:
- Ensure all preparations for line changeovers are made and carried out in good time in an efficient/accurate manner.
- Ensure you work in a manner, which keeps packaging materials and product losses to a minimum
- Ensuring F.L.T is maintained to correct standard, conduct & complete daily F.L.T safety checks.
- Unloading and loading stock safely.
- Follow the weekly Production Plan ensuring all internal deliveries come in when scheduled
- Ensuring all pallets cardboard and plastic is returned correctly whilst following all procedures regards loading and unloading safely.
- Working in the warehouse removing full pallets from the depalletiser to the racking area in a safe accurate manner
About you & experiences required:
- Health and Safety awareness
- Work under pressure
- Ability to communicate at all levels and with third parties
- Sound knowledge of good manufacturing practices
- Previous forklift operating experience
- Food related Hygiene course
- 2 years’ experience in a foods or foods related environment
- Computer literate
A standard working month on continental shift looks like:
- Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday Sunday
- Week 2 - Wednesday, Thursday
- Week 3 – Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, half day Sunday
- Week 4 – Wednesday, Thursday
Successful candidates we be a pro-active team worker, liaising and co-operating with all members of staff. Operate within the confines of company policy and procedure requirements, including integrity and confidentiality in respect of the business. Abide by health and safety legislation in respect of yourself and others.
Key words: forklift, FLT, counterbalance, reach truck, VNA, packaging, machine operating, pallet truck
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £29,850.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Canteen
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Tiverton, Devon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
- CPCS (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: FLTTIV
