Job Description

Reach for excellence! Bring your reach truck driving skills to the smooth operation of our busy and hi-tech cold storage warehouse.


Thermotraffic is a leading international supplier of temperature-controlled storage and transport for food products. Our modern warehouse in Wrexham is central to our growing UK operations. Are you a skilled and experienced Reach Truck Driver who can help us work safely and accurately? Would you like to work in a friendly atmosphere with great colleagues where everyone is encouraged to develop their skills and career? If so, read on to find out more about this opportunity with Thermotraffic.

A large and international company

Thermotraffic is part of the Nichirei Corporation. We aim to offer the best possible end-to-end logistics chain for importers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors. You will therefore be working for a large and stable organization that gives you everything you need to do your job to the best of your ability.

The highest levels of operations and safety

Your main task as a Reach Truck Driver at Thermotraffic is to move products in and out of the cold store in a safe, timely and accurate manner. In doing so, you work with a range of mechanical handling equipment, including forklifts and reach trucks, pallet inverters, loading bay ramps, scales, pallet wrap machines, and mobile racking.


Your daily tasks include:

Working in a busy cold store, dropping and putting away stock; Using RF guns and applying labels; Keeping your working area clean at all times; Working with mobile racking; Performing stock checks and supporting export operations.

At all times, you use your experience and knowledge to help us maintain a high-quality and timely service. That way, you support your colleagues and achieve real job satisfaction. Above all, you ensure that standards and procedures are maintained at the levels required by Thermotraffic and our customers.

The Thermotraffic offer

Thermotraffic is known for its friendly and rewarding working environment, where everyone helps each other. This is your opportunity to be a part of this. And we want you to develop your skills, so you are encouraged to take training and move on to positions with more responsibility at Thermotraffic. You also benefit from:

Market-based salary; 20 days of annual holidays plus bank holidays; Pension and insurance; Training opportunities; An informal working atmosphere within an experienced team.


To apply for the job as a Reach Truck Driver, you must be accurate, good with numbers and physically able to work within a cold store environment. In addition, you can maintain good communication with colleagues and customers, and you can quickly get up to speed with our work procedures so that you meet our standards.


If that sounds like you, please contact us. The other baseline requirements are:

Previous experience in warehousing, distribution/logistics is an advantage; Experience of working in the cold storage industry is preferred but not essential; Reach truck driving experience and a Counterbalance Forklift license; Solid spoken and written English language communication skills.

Get in touch!

If you think this is the role for you, contact us today via the application button on this page. If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to careers@thermotraffic.com.

If you say food logistics, you say Thermotraffic

Thermotraffic provides a seamless, global one stop service for temperature-controlled food logistics. Always and everywhere, our aim is to be an irreplaceable partner for our customers by providing a combination of flexible and innovative solutions. Our people are the foundation of our success so we focus on personal and professional development within an enjoyable, safe and rewarding workplace. The result is a collaborative and can-do spirit that drives us to go the extra mile in order to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers. At all our sites across Europe, you'll be encouraged to acquire new skills and broaden your perspective so that you're equipped to challenge the status quo and make a valuable contribution to Thermotraffic and the wider industry.


Thermotraffic is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nichirei Corporation.