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Warehouse and Forklift Operative

Adecco
Posted 4 hours ago, valid for 19 days
Location

Ashford, Kent TN23 8AF

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of Warehouse and Forklift Operative is available on the outskirts of Ashford, Kent, offering a salary of up to £28,000 per year.
  • Candidates must have a valid forklift licence and the ability to work in cold environments, with experience in food manufacturing being desirable but not essential.
  • The role involves maintaining storage areas, safely operating forklift trucks, and managing stock rotation, among other responsibilities.
  • Employees enjoy benefits such as 25 days of annual leave, overtime premiums, and various company social events.
  • The working hours are Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm, and applicants should have prior experience in a similar role.

Job Title: Warehouse and Forklift Operative

Location: Outskirts of Ashford, Kent

Salary: up to £28,000

Hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 6.00pm

Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Overtime premium
  • Sage benefits - discounts to 1000's of retails, financial advice, online doctors and much more!
  • Company social events - breakfast mornings, pizza days, bowling and go-karting.
  • Christmas shutdown
  • Career progression

Key responsibilities within your new role would be to:

  • Maintain the storage areas including the dry stores and cold store to ensure they are in a good condition.
  • Ensure safe usage of the forklift trucks and complete all required documentation.
  • Wrap, strap and palletise orders ready for despatch.
  • Receipt and document incoming raw materials for traceability and intake checks.
  • Be responsible for stock rotation to ensure products don't expire.
  • Ensure correct labels are attached, including delivery note, batch codes and expiry dates.
  • Control the movement of goods in the yard.

Experience and skills required for this position:

  • You MUST have a valid forklift licence (this cannot be an in-house licence)
  • The ability to work in cold environments (fleece lined PPE is provided)
  • Experience within a food manufacturing environment, desirable not essential
  • The ability to read and speak a good level of English

Next steps:

If this sounds like the ideal position for you and you have the experience outlined above, then please apply and you will be contacted by a member of our team if your CV matches our requirements.

If you would like any further information before applying, then please call Ellie (Permanent Consultant) on .

Alternatively, if you know someone who may be suitable for this role please share the details, if you successfully refer a friend, you will receive a £50 voucher *terms apply*.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.