Flt Counterbalance Driver

LEAD INFORMATION
    
Job Title – Counterbalance Operator (FLT)
Site location – St Helens
Responsible to – Warehouse Supervisor
    
Purpose of the role - As a Counterbalance Operator (FLT) you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets with use of Counterbalance FLT MHE equipment.
    
Client brief - Our client is a large well renowned family-owned business in Manufacturing products based in St Helens and supply the retail trade and builders merchants across the UK.
    
    
 
KEY INFORMATION
    
Reason for vacancy – Increased demand
Contract – Temp to perm
Hourly Rate - £12.00ph then rising to £13.00ph after 4 weeks. 
Shifts – Monday to Friday days only, 8am-5.30pm (half hour deducted for lunch per day)
Holidays – Holiday accrual whilst temp, 28 days inc bank holidays when perm
Facilities – Fantastic facilities on site, very clean and tidy office environment, kitchen/canteen, vending machines, free parking
    
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
    
The role - Our client is looking for Counterbalance Operators (FLT) to support their existing team in their HQ facility St Helens.

As a Counterbalance Operator (FLT) you will be working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work and strive to maintain the business performance targets. Generalist responsibilities are as follows –

Key Responsibilities

• To move stock across the Production facility to store or to feed production
• Ensure all stocks that are moved to and from specific locations are scanned to be 100% compliant to scan audit (as applicable per site)
• Loading and unloading of HGV deliveries several times per day
• Adhere to all scan procedures as trained.
• Ensure all tasks are performed accurately, efficiently and that time deadlines are met.
• Achieve and maintain pre-set performance targets whilst maintaining accuracy.
• Take individual responsibility for the maintenance of housekeeping standards in the work area.

Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of operating Counterbalance (FLT) equipment
• To have an awareness of Health and Safety
• Willing to undertake duties within site guidelines and be able to follow work instructions.
• Good organisational skills
• Reliability and dependability
• Literacy & numeracy
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, lifting products up to 20KG.
• Self-motivated
• Upbeat and energised
• Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks
• Team player