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A Counterbalance licence (can be out of date)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

Apply Now! If this sounds like your next move, submit your updated CV immediately. Our team will contact successful candidates. (Due to high application volume, if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful this time.)