Blue Arrow Bristol are looking for a Counterbalance Forklift Driver to work on a 12 weeks temp to perm basis for our client based in Fishponds in Bristol (BS16). You will be working Monday to Thursday and complete 40 hours in total. Please see below for further details.
Working hours:
* Monday 13:35 - 00:10
* Tuesday 13:35-00:10
* Wednesday 13:35-00:10
* Thursday 13:35-23:40
The pay rate for the role is £13.27 per hour which equates to an annual salary of £27,601.60. The salary will go up from April 2025 - the exact increase to be confirmed in the next couple of weeks.
As a Counterbalance Forklift Driver / Warehouse Assistant, your duties will include loading and unloading vehicles, picking orders and organising and moving products around the warehouse. There will be some production related tasks involved such as operating machinery (training provided). You will be driving forklifts around 50% of the time during your day - the rest of the time you will need to assist with manual tasks.
Candidate requirements:
* A valid RTITB or ITSSAR Counterbalance forklift licence obtained or refreshed within the last 3 years
* Previous experience operating counterbalance forklifts
* Good understanding or warehousing and factory operations
* Good understanding or Health and Safety regulations
* Willingness to work as a part of the team
* Reliability
* Good level of English language
Benefits of working for Blue Arrow:
* Temp to perm role
* Weekly pay
* 28 days of paid annual leave accrued on top of your weekly wages
* Excellent customer service
* Blue Arrow App where you can submit your timesheets, request holidays, track your pay, update your personal details etc.
If you are interested, please apply online now. Alternatively, please call our Industrial Consultant Sam from Blue Arrow Bristol on 01179299449 for more information.
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