Forklift Driver

The Role: Forklift Operator

Location: Peterlee (On-site)

Contract: 24 months fixed term assignment till Nov 2027

Working Hours: 36.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Excellent Pay Rates: (4% pay increase from 1st October)

Day Shift: £14.13 - £16.22 per hour

Afternoon Shift (20% premium): £16.96 - £19.46 per hour

Night Shift (35% premium): £19.08 - £21.90 per hour

Overtime 1.5 (Mon-Sat): £21.20- £24.33 per hour

Overtime 2 (Sundays): £28.26- £32.44 per hour

Shift Timings:

• Days: 08:00 - 16:00 (Mon-Thurs), 08:00 - 12:30 (Fri)
• Afternoons: 16:00 - 00:00 (Mon-Thurs), 12:30 - 17:00 (Fri)
• Nights: 00:00 - 08:00 (Mon-Thurs), 17:00 - 21:30 (Fri)

What You'll Need:

At least 1 year of FLT/Forklift Truck operating experience.

A Counterbalance licence (can be out of date)

Duties: (can vary depending on allocated area)

• Operating counterbalance
• Using other MHEs such as reach, flexi, pedstacker, bradshaw, linde, hilop and combi
• Manual handling
• Replenishing the lines, offloading wagons and picking parts from the warehouse

Fantastic Benefits:

• Free on-site car parking and access to an on-site gym.
• Randstad Flexible Benefits App (discounts at major shops, restaurants, and cinemas)
• Employee assistance programs (financial and counselling services)
• 2x monthly bonuses