Counterbalance Forklift Driver

Counterbalance Forklift Driver Norwich NR5 £14.00 per hour Monday - Friday Temp to Perm Are you an experienced Counterbalance Forklift Driver looking for a long-term opportunity in a busy food production environment?…

Pay rate £14/hour
Job type Temporary
Posted 9 September 2026

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Counterbalance Forklift Driver

Norwich NR5
£14.00 per hour
Monday - Friday
Temp to Perm

Are you an experienced Counterbalance Forklift Driver looking for a long-term opportunity in a busy food production environment? Our client is looking for a reliable and hard-working Warehouse Operative to join their team in Norwich, with the opportunity to secure a permanent position.

What's on offer?

£14.00 per hour
Monday - Friday 
Rotating shifts: 6:00am–2:00pm / 2:00pm–10:00pm
Temp-to-perm opportunity
Work within a busy and established food production environment
Opportunity for a long-term career
Weekly pay and holiday accrual
Support from your dedicated Select Recruitment consultant

About the role

As a Counterbalance Forklift Driver / Warehouse Operative, you will play an important role in ensuring stock and finished products are moved safely and efficiently between the warehouse and production areas.

Key responsibilities:

Safely operate a Counterbalance Forklift Truck across warehouse and production areas.
Move, locate, relocate and stack finished products and materials.
Load and unload lorries, trailers and containers.
Move pallets between production areas and warehouse storage.
Complete stock movements, stock counts and pallet checks.
Ensure products are stored safely and correctly.
Carry out daily forklift safety checks and report any faults.
Use scanners and computer systems to record stock movements.
Complete loading, unloading and delivery paperwork.
Re-stack and reorganise pallets where required.
Maintain excellent standards of housekeeping, cleanliness and food hygiene.

What we're looking for:

Must hold a valid in date Counterbalance Forklift license 
Previous Counterbalance Forklift experience
Experience working within a warehouse, production or logistics environment
Confident loading and unloading vehicles
Good attention to detail and a strong focus on safety
Reliable, hard-working and able to work as part of a team
Comfortable working rotating shifts

Interested?

If you're an experienced Counterbalance Forklift Driver looking for a stable, long-term opportunity in Norwich, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today through Select Recruitment and speak to our team about this exciting temp-to-perm opportunity

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