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Pallet Truck Operative
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 12.56 - 15.7 / Hour
Job Type: Permanent
Location: ME3, High Halstow, Medway
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Our growing business has been all about British apples and pears since 1947.
From father to son, every day for over 75 years, our family business is growing. We innovate and change but our values always stay the same. We’re a team who pride ourselves on the Goatham’s way, passionate about growing the very best quality British apples and pears.
An opportunity has arisen for an efficient and dynamic individual to join our team in the role of Pallet Truck Operative. The purpose of this role is to support with the safe movement of our products within our production area. Our ideal candidate would have experience of operating powered trucks and will be committed to maintaining and safe and efficient working environment.
Responsibilities Include:
* Safety operating powered pallet trucks to transport goods within our production areas
* Loading and unloading of pallets from vehicles and storage areas
* Working a cold store environment (with temperatures ranging from 0-5 degrees Celsius)
* Operating a handheld scanner to ensure data is accurately recorded in our internal database
* Repetitive manual handling of products (up to 18kg)
* Operating a clean as you go procedure to keep the dispatch area clean and tidy
* Maintaining excellent levels of hygiene and health and safety standards
* Reporting any damaged or missing goods, non-conformances or accidents to relevant managers to ensure appropriate action is taken
Our perfect Pallet Truck Operative would have:
* Current and in-date PPT truck license (desirable)
* Previous experience of working in a warehouse or stores based environment would be an advantage
* Understanding of and adherence to health and safety protocols and food hygiene standards
* The ability to interpret and follow written and spoken instructions
* Comfortable with a physical role where manual handling is a frequent requirement
* Respect for others and values diversity; happy to listen and work as part of a team
* A can-do attitude with a flexible and dynamic approach
* The ability to use own initiative and thrives under pressure
* The ability to learn how to operate our handheld scanners
The hours you would work:
A 5 on 2 off shift pattern with an average of 45 hours per week. Working hours of 07:15-17:15 with flexibility required.
Rate of pay:
£12.56 for the first 40 hours
£15.70 after 40 hours with an opportunity to progress to next pay band (£12.69 for first 40 hours and £15.86 after 40 hours) depending on level of experience, certificates held and level of responsibility taken/quality of work
What else we can offer you:
* 28 days holiday including bank holidays (with an opportunity to earn more holiday based on your length of service)
* Pension scheme
* Fortnightly pay
* Learning and development opportunities
* Discretionary Christmas bonus
* Free onsite parking
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