WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN
Job Title – Warehouse Technician
Location – Swanley, Kent
Salary – £25,000 - £30,000
Shift – Monday to Friday (8am – 5pm)
Job Role of the Warehouse Technician
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Warehouse Technician to join a globally recognised material handling business at their Swanley Depot. This is an excellent opportunity to work for a company known for quality, innovation, and strong operational standards within the forklift and warehouse equipment sector.
The successful Warehouse Technician will play a key role in maintaining workshop and warehouse facilities, ensuring all trucks are prepared, compliant, and available for collection. This is a hands-on position suited to someone organised, proactive, and ready to hit the ground running in a busy depot environment.
Sector – Warehouse / Material Handling
Key Responsibilities of the Warehouse Technician
Ensure a consistent and safe working environment is maintained across workshop and warehouse facilities.
Make sure all trucks are available for collection, completing pre- and post-inspections and reporting issues before delivery drivers arrive.
Unload and distribute parts deliveries to engineers, resolving any anomalies.
Charge electric trucks and top up batteries to prevent operational delays.
Load and unload products, maintaining accurate records and receipting goods onto the system.
Manage storage and racking, ensuring efficient space utilisation and clear identification of stock.
Maintain housekeeping standards in line with 5S principles.
Support workshop activities including driving, jump-starting, steam cleaning trucks, and processing parts returns/scrapping.
Follow company procedures for FLT collection and delivery, including goods receipting and record maintenance.
Liaise with internal departments to ensure efficient collection and delivery of products.
Support the Asset Controller during peak demand and periods of absence.
Assist with scrapping, removal, and processing of reusable parts from end-of-life forklift trucks.
Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Warehouse Technician
Warehouse Experience
Requirements of the Warehouse Technician
Material Handling or Logistics experience
Desirable Requirements
FLT Licence (beneficial).
Engineering or mechanical appreciation (beneficial).
Experience within a workshop or material handling environment.
The Warehouse Technician will benefit from:
Working for a market-leading global organisation.
Salary of £25,000 - £30,000.
Overtime availability and occasional on-call work paid at overtime rates.
25 days holiday allowance.
Pension and company benefits package.
Stable Monday–Friday working pattern (40 hours per week)