Job Description

Counterbalance forklift driver

Counterbalance Forklift Driver - Full-Time, Permanent

Location:

Arbor Forest Products New Holland

Salary:

12.81 - 13.50 per hour

Working hours

: 6:00am-14:00 and 14:00-22:00

We are looking for an experienced

Counterbalance Forklift Driver

to join our well-established team at Arbor Forest, New Holland. This is a permanent, full-time position offering stability and excellent working conditions.

What we're looking for:

A valid counterbalance forklift licence (reach truck experience desirable).

Previous warehouse or logistics experience.

Confidence, motivation, and a positive attitude.

Flexibility to work rotating shifts (mornings and afternoons) between 6:00am - 10:00pm.

Willingness to carry out

production operative duties

during quieter periods.

A full UK driving licence (required due to site location).

Working hours:

Monday to Friday, 39 hours per week.

Occasional Saturday shifts during seasonal/busy periods.

Key responsibilities:

Safely unloading vehicles and processing delivery notes.

Moving and storing large or awkward loads around the site and warehouse.

Picking, packing, and replenishing timber stock.

Maintaining a safe, clean, and efficient working environment.

Supporting the team with other warehouse duties as required.

Why join us?

Permanent contract from day one.

Competitive hourly pay.

Opportunity to work within a supportive and energetic team.

Our 90-acre site in North Lincolnshire allows us to hold more than 80,000m3 of timber on-site and facilitates a vast throughput of over 300,000m3 of quality timber, MDF and composite decking products per year. Quality products and quality processes are what drive our passion, but people are central to everything we do, and it's thanks to our loyal workforce that we've built a strong and successful business. The Arbor team enjoy a small company culture operating at a giant scale.

Some benefits to join our company are:

31 days' holiday, inclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays.

Option to buy up to an additional 5 days' annual leave per annum or sell up to 3 days' annual leave per annum.

Bank Holidays are off

Christmas and New Year period off

Contributory pension scheme.

Cycle to work scheme.

Company sick pay.

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

Length of service awards.

Employee Assistance Programme, (24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line).

Benefit Hub (inc. discounts on gift cards, travel, cinema tickets, to name a few)

Staff purchase discount scheme.

Opportunity to participate in a volunteering role for one working day per year - fully paid by the Company.

If you think you are the candidate we are looking for, please apply for the role. We want to talk to you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.81-13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 39 per week

Experience:

counterbalance forklift driving: 3 years (required) loading and unloading/warehouse duties: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

counterbalance forklift license (required)
Work Location: In person