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Are you looking for a new opportunity in your career?
Do you fancy putting your stamp on a brand-new role within a busy manufacturing environment?
We are looking for an individual who can bring a deep knowledge of rider operated trucks combined with health and safety to become our Forklift Truck Instructor. Working across our sites in Harrogate and Knaresborough you will be responsible for overseeing ROLT (Rider Operated Lift Truck) practices relating to training, monitoring and assessing. This will include delivery of high-quality training, reviewing and developing new courses and conducting ACOP (Approved Code of Practice) monitoring across all Taylors sites. This role will be key in the development of ROLT practices ensuring we consistently meet future needs and industry requirements as the business continues to grow.
This full time, 37.5 hours per week role can be worked flexibly, balancing your individual needs with business requirements across different shift patterns covering days, evenings and occasional night and weekend work patterns.
About You
Passionate, driven and future focussed. You will have a genuine passion for training others combined with an adaptable approach to meet a range of learning styles. Your enthusiasm in instructing others, will feed through into ways of working that continue to promote safety.
This stand-alone role is ideal for someone who likes to blend independent work with collaborating with others, giving you the capacity to effectively manage and prioritise your workload. You will need to be motivated to complete a range or tasks from administration, to supporting new drivers as well as using your influential and decision-making skills to deliver best practice.
With a forward-thinking style you will be comfortable in applying your attention to detail with your problem-solving skills to address any issues at the earliest opportunity, taking a proactive approach.
This is a real opportunity for you shape our approach to truck training and make it your own.
You need to have a valid Forklift Truck licence and experience of working with a range of ROLT trucks (particularly Reach, Counterbalance and Very Narrow Aisle Man-Up (VNA)).
A Lift Truck Instructor qualification would be beneficial, but training can be provided for the successful candidate.
What We Offer You
* Free meals, drinks and snacks provided in our on-site café
* Discretionary quarterly profit-share bonus
* 25 days holiday with option to buy and sell holiday days, plus bank holidays
* Staff Discount across Bettys and Taylors
* 5% pension contribution
* Health Cash Plan (including an annual allowance for dentist and opticians)
* Wellbeing support including access to our fully qualified Listening Peers
* Employee Assistance Programme and Company funded counselling
We also offer a range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions. We encourage everyone to explore what makes them the best version of themselves, and we do this through external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching scheme.
Great People, Great Culture
We are Bettys & Taylors Group. Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands - Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
Click here to learn more about life at Bettys & Taylors Group.
We are a neurodiversity inclusive employer, we welcome applications from neurodivergent people. Please tell us if you need any accommodations and adjustments.
To apply for this role you will be required to submit a CV and cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the criteria. Please include details of your experience with Rider Operated Lift Trucks, making specific reference to Reach, Counterbalance and / or Very Narrow Aisle Man-Up trucks and if you have a current Forklift Truck licence.
The closing date for this vacancy is 17th August 2025.
Interviews will take place at our site in Harrogate between 26th and 28th August.
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