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Forklift Driver

Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Ltd
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Gravesend, Kent DA11 8HN, England

Salary

£12 - £13 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A client in North Kent is seeking Forklift Drivers for day shifts, offering a competitive salary of £12 - £13 per hour depending on experience.
  • Candidates must have previous experience driving forklifts in a factory environment and hold a valid Reach Truck or Counterbalance licence.
  • The role involves working in a busy warehouse, operating forklifts, and ensuring accurate stock management.
  • Successful applicants should ideally have experience in food production and a good understanding of Health & Safety protocols.
  • This position is initially temporary with the potential for permanent employment and opportunities for long-term progression.

Forklift Drivers

Day shifts

£12 - £13 per hour (DOE)

Temp to Perm

Northfleet

A great opportunity has risen with our client based in North Kent who are currently seeking Forklift Drivers to join their busy warehouse team.

Duties to include:

  • Working in a busy and targeted warehouse environment working in a variety of temperatures season dependent
  • Operating forklifts
  • Making sure the correct stock is provided for production and/or despatch
  • Accurately record all stock used
  • Any other duties required

The successful candidates will have:

  • Previous experience driving fork lift trucks in a factory-based environment
  • Valid Reach Truck or Counterbalance licence (in-house is not accepted)
  • Ideally worked within Food Production
  • The ability to speak, write and understand English to a good level
  • A good understanding of Health & Safety
  • The ability to start immediately on an ongoing basis

This role offers the following:

  • An immediate start, initially employed by Pearson Whiffin Recruitment but with a view to being directly employed by our client on a permanent basis
  • Opportunities to progress long term
  • Stable weekly pay through PWR initially
  • A competitive hourly rate
  • Accrued holiday pay, with pension contributions after 12 weeks

This really is a great company who offer permanent opportunities and quick progression to those who work hard and have a good work ethic!

If you are interested in joining an inclusive and expanding organisation and meet the above criteria, please do not hesitate to send your CV over for immediate consideration!

This role is being handled by Sammy Messenger, Senior Consultant at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.

Not quite the right role but still looking?

Whether you are entry or Executive level, our team of experienced Recruitment specialists can help you with your career. We are Kent’s leading independent consultancy and pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional service to both candidates and clients.

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By working with us, you will be helping support charities across Kent; we have raised over £50,000 so far! METTEMP

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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.