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Fork Lift Driver

CV-Library Ashton-in-Makerfield Posted 12 Oct 2026 Closing: 01 Jan 0001
Permanent
£14.24 - £15.12/hour

Job Description & Overview

<p class="text-muted mb-3">FLT Counterbalance / Reach truck Driver</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Ashton in Makerfield (WN4)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Days and Nights shifts available.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Rate of pay: £14.24/hour days and £15.12 nights</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Guaranteed temp to perm after 12 weeks</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Role:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">As a forklift truck operator, your main duties would include:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         performing other warehouse tasks like picking, packing and despatch when needed</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         moving goods packed on pallets or in crates around the storage facility</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following supervisors instructions</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         checking loads are secure</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         stacking empty pallets</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         performing daily equipment checks, for example recharging the truck's battery (if the truck is electric)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         helping to load and unload trucks by hand where necessary</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The shifts:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         Day shift: Rotating 1 week AM(6am-2pm Monday to Friday) 2 week PM (2pm-10pm Monday to Friday) £14.24/Hour with one hour early finish on Friday. 39hours paid a week (Breaks paid).</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         Night Shift: Monday to Thursday 10pm-6am and Friday 11pm-6am £15.12/hour. 39hours paid a week (Breaks paid).</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Candidate:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">To be successful, you need to:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         have a valid license/certificate to operate FLT trucks (Counterbalance)-RTITB, ITSSAR or equivalent</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         be punctual and reliable</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         be able to organise and prioritise workload</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">·         have good numeracy and literacy skills</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Proman Recruitment is currently looking for FLT Counterbalance Operators on behalf of our Client who is one of the large company in the UK based in Ashton In Makerfield WN4.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">If you are interested in this position and would like to be considered for the role, then please apply with your CV via the portal.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The UK has now left the European Union. Any EU, EEA or Swiss citizens living in the UK that wish to remain in the UK post Brexit need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Although the closing date for applications was 30th Jun 2021, if you have not yet applied but believe that you would qualify under the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office have confirmed that they will consider late applications. For further information please see (url removed) /></p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Many Thanks</p>

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Key Details
  • Date Posted: 12 Oct 2026
  • Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield
  • Employment Type: Permanent
  • Category: Other
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