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Job Title: Forklift Truck Driver

Location: Braintree

Hours: 6am until 3pm - 5 days out of 7 with a Saturday always off

Pay Rate: £13.34 - £14.63 per hour

Job Overview

We are looking for a reliable and hardworking Forklift Truck Driver to join our warehouse operations team. This role involves working across both chilled/freezer environments and ambient areas, ensuring stock is organised, picked, and maintained to company standards along with general forklift duties

Key Responsibilities

Freezer & Ambient Warehouse Duties

Loading/unloading goods from trailers, containers, or racking, and moving materials efficiently within the facility.
Performing pre-use checks, such as inspecting brakes, hydraulics, and tires, and reporting any defects immediately.
Pick, pack, and move stock within freezer and ambient areas.
Maintain correct stock rotation following FIFO principles.
Assist with goods-in and goods-out processes.
Ensure all areas are kept clean, organised, and compliant with health & safety standards.
Use handheld scanners or warehouse systems to update stock information.
Operate pallet trucks or other warehouse equipment (training provided if required).

Requirements

Previous warehouse experience (freezer/chilled environment preferred but not essential).

Indate Counterbalance or Reach Truck Licence
Comfortable working in cold temperatures with PPE supplied.

Basic understanding of warehouse health & safety.

Ability to follow instructions and work independently or as part of a team.

Good communication skills and attention to detail.

Physically fit and able to handle manual lifting where required.

Ability to work weekends as it would be a 5 over 7 shift pattern

What We Offer

Opportunity for long-term work and career progression.

Supportive team environment.

If you think the Forklift role is for you please contact the team at Planet Recruitment, or if you would like more information on the role please contact the team on (phone number removed).

INDWARE
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Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted after application, if you do not hear back from us within 7 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the position