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Date Added: Thu 13/11/2025

Counterbalance Fork Lift Driver

Grays, UK
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Company: RANDSTAD RIS

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £14.92 per hour

We are pleased to be recruiting FLT Drivers (Counterbalance) on behalf of our industry leading client, who manufactures world famous consumer household brands & personal hygiene products.

  • Do you want to influence the future of a global organisation whose brands are trusted in millions of living rooms, kitchens, utility rooms and bathrooms across the world?
  • Do you have an RTITB accredited licence in either Reach or Counterbalance?
  • Do you have FLT experience working within a FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) environment?
  • Do you want to work at our client's London plant, which is their largest distribution centre in Europe?
  • Are you able to work in a fast paced environment that produces a wide range of top brand products that are distributed to 95% of the UK customers?

If you answered yes to the above, we really want to hear from you!!!

  • You will be working as part of a team on a fast paced distribution centre
  • Operate a truck to load/unload palletised product e.g Counterbalance
  • Play a pivotal role in our clients operation to deliver product to the market
  • Using a hand held tracking monitor, you will check documentation to ensure that product is packed in line with customer specifications
  • Following safe operating procedures you will comply with Health & Safety measures and reporting any safety issues if they arise
  • Identifying, highlighting and escalating any product quality issues by following the site procedures
  • Ensuring safe working practises at all times
  • Delivering and maintaining both individual and team targets to satisfy customer demand
  • Be part of a high performance team

The role:

FLT

ASAP Until end of January 26, may be extended or other internal opportunities arise

The Shift

Relay shift pattern following a set rotation schedule:

Week 1

20:00 to 06:00 - Monday to Thursday

Week 2

06:00 to 16:00 - Tuesday to Friday

Then repeat the pattern

40 hours per week

Salary and Benefits:

Salary: £14.92 per hour - Inclusive of shift allowance

Benefits package includes:

  • Competitive pay
  • Equivalent to 32 days per holiday year, inclusive of Bank holidays
  • Long term, ongoing assignment with temp to perm opportunities
  • Free onsite parking
  • Canteen facilities
  • Randstad benefits App - Discounts include: Leading supermarket brands, high street retailers, restaurants, cinemas, holidays, hair/beauty, sports/outdoors + many more
  • Temp to perm opportunities
  • Set shift patterns
  • Employee assistance programme

About you:

  • You will have an energetic, can-do-attitude
  • A naturally proactive, confident and self-motivated individual
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Able to follow instructions and processes
  • Results driven
  • Able to work in a faced paced team environment
  • Self-motivated, able to initiate and follow tasks through to completion
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