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Counterbalance Forklift Driver - 2.5 Tonne

Carbon60
Posted 14 hours ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 4LU, England

Salary

£15 - £19.5 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position available is for a Counterbalance Forklift Driver at a multi-national company located in Bedford, MK40 4LU.
  • Candidates must have demonstrable experience operating a counterbalance forklift and hold an RTITB 2500Kg Counterbalance forklift licence or equivalent.
  • The role involves unloading and distributing process equipment, assisting with installation works, and performing general labouring tasks.
  • The hourly rate for this position ranges from £15.00 PAYE to £19.50 CIS, with full training provided for non-driving aspects of the job.
  • This is an immediate start opportunity, and applicants should ideally be based within a commutable distance of the work site.

Counterbalance Forklift Driver - 2.5 Tonne

Bedford, MK40 4LU

Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm

This multi-national company offers in depth expertise in the key activities of electrical installation, mechanical & piping and process control. Covering all the major industrial process sectors, working directly with industrial clients or as partners of specialised contractors or major engineering firms. With the primary aim of meeting client's needs and optimising their industrial performance, the company builds on a broad range of expertise, successful track record and an extensive network of technical designers, fabricators and installation engineers. This is a fantastic opportunity for a 2.5 tonne counterbalance forklift driver, to join the company supporting a major project in Bedford, MK40 4LU.

Duties

As an experienced and suitably qualified counterbalance forklift driver you will be working within a food production facility in Peterborough on a project to remove and re install process pipework and equipment. The primary duties will be to safely unload and distribute as necessary, all new process equipment delivered to site. Specific items to be moved will include high value pumps, motors, valve sets and one-off pieces of specialist equipment. Other duties will include lifting pipework runs into position, assisting fitters with basic installation works typically tightening bolts and painting pipework along with general labouring work. Full training will be given for the non-driving aspects of the job.

About You

Based ideally in Bedford you will need to live within a commutable distance of MK40 4LU.
Demonstrable experience of operating a counterbalance forklift to safely distribute materials around site.
RTITB 2500Kg Counterbalance forklift licence or equivalent is required for this role.

What do you think ?

In return for your experience, you will receive an hourly rate between £15.00PAYE and £19.50CIS as well as a range of benefits.

Please get in touch by sending your current CV or calling David on 07711 734 452 and we can discuss your application in more detail. This is an immediate start.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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