Job Description
Forklift Driver - Ballymena
An opportunity has arisen for a Forklift Truck Driver to join a busy team, supporting the lead technical operator with day-to-day duties to ensure orders are fulfilled on time while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and quality About the role:
1. £30,500 – £33,000 per annum
2. The hours of work for this role include 12 hour, dayshifts and nightshifts including weekends.
3. Company pension scheme & death-in-service benefit
4. Westfield Health cashback plan and AXA insurance discounts
5. Tailored training and development plans
What you'll be doing in this role:
6. Liaise with lead technical operator when critical issues regarding product non-conformance, safety and/or production issues arise.
7. Contribute towards achieving and maintaining a positive team and working environment, working in a cooperative manner and providing support to work colleagues on your line as needed and adapting to change in a positive and professional manner.
8. Promote accident prevention on your line by adhering to all safety guidelines and standards, ensuring that the correct PPE is always being worn and encourage active participation in all required training. Report any safety accidents/incidents to lead technical operator and identify, communicate and eliminate potential hazards.
9. Carry out quality checks in accordance with laid down procedures and inform lead technical operator / QSE Technicians promptly of any doubtful or unusual findings. If the integrity of the pack/bottle is suspect, the machinery should be shut down pending further investigation.
10. Using your operational knowledge of the FLT / computer system, recommend potential operational improvements and make controlled adjustments to equipment to optimise the running efficiency to the lead technical operator.
11. Responsible for maintaining documentation associated with FLT / Sage operations and ensure that all monitoring systems required by the Company are completed accurately in accordance with laid down quality procedures.
What you'll need for this role:
12. Valid Forklift License
13. 1+ years Pervious experience within manufacturing industry
14. Previous use of Sage systems or equivalent
15. Computer literate
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you.