Forklift Truck Driver
Bespoke Concrete is a manufacturer of precast concrete products. We specialize in small batch orders and manufacture a variety of different products every day.
We are looking to recruit a full-time experienced forklift truck operative to join our team.
The successful applicant will be required to ensure effective movement of all manufactured goods. Working as part of the finishing team, receive and correctly store materials and retrieve stock, keep all yard areas tidy and ensure general yard matters are attended to.
What we offer:
· A full-time role working in a medium sized employee owned business.
· Different challenges each day
· Working with natural materials in a friendly productive environment
· Development and continual training
· Flexibility if required
· 24 days paid holiday plus all bank holidays
· Christmas shutdown
· Standard hours: Monday – Thursday 07:00 to 15:30. Friday 07:30 to 14:30
· A competitive rate of pay
What we look for:
* Be experienced in working within a manufacturing environment
* Be experienced in loading and offloading of articulated, curtain sided and fixed bed vehicles.
* Be experienced in operating counterbalance fork lift trucks, teletruck and other general plant.
* Hold a current fork truck competency certificate
· Ability to be a team player
· Reliability
· Keen to learn new skills & develop
What our ideal employee would offer:
· 3 years plus experience of driving a forklift truck/telehandler
· 3 year plus experience of working in a manufacturing environment
· Exemplary attendance, reliability and performance
· Experience of working on site as well as working in a factory / yard environment
· Overhead crane experience
· Being a team player
Once new employees have completed a successful probation period (3 months) we also offer experience and training in other areas of the business, ensuring a full business understanding and a flexible workforce.
If you are interested, send us your CV then we can invite you for a chat. If we feel we can work together, we will offer a work trial, where you will spend a typical day on the tools with one of our experienced staff. This enables you to understand what the job would entail and allows us to assess your skills.
Bespoke Concrete Products is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified and experienced people regardless of gender, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, colour, race, ethnic origin, religion, disability or age.
To apply please forward current CV with covering letter outlining your suitability for the post to or by post to Chris Wigmore, Bespoke Concrete Products, Tynedale Works, Princess Way, Low Prudhoe, Northumberland. NE42 6PL.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,378.00-£30,420.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person