Main characteristics
- Location
- Swindon, Wiltshire
- Company
- TCS Contracts
- Salary
- £11.50 - £12/annum
- Employment type
- Temporary
- Category
- Distribution
Job summary
We are looking to hire a qualified counterbalance driver for our client, a national logistics distributor. The role is temp-to-perm, based on a busy industrial estate in West Swindon and is perfect for those who are looking for consistent, alternate shifts.Forklift Operator job responsibilities
* Drive and operate a two-fork and a four-fork counterbalance forklift
* Transport heavy wooden pallets around work site
* Deliver pallets to conveyor belts
* Retrieve serviced pallets and storing correctly for outbound
* Ensure safe stacking and storage of various pallets
What it takes to be an Forklift Operator
* Counterbalance forklift licence required
* Minimum one year of forklift operation experience
* Weekend availability, a forklift operator works alternating Saturdays
Further details of the Forklift Operator role
* Monday to Thursday ~ 6am - 3pm / 3pm - 12am
* Friday (and alternating Saturdays) ~ 6am - 2pm / 2pm - 10pm
* Driving licence may be beneficial, but not required
* PPE provided, bring your own safety shoes to begin with
* Any and all forklift licences will be checked and recorded
* References may be required on request