Counterbalance FLT Driver / Production Operative

JDR Recruitment are recruiting for Counterbalance FLT Drivers / Production Operatives to work for a manufacturing company based in Wigan.

Candidates must have a valid Counterbalance licence refreshed within the last 3 years

Duties Include:

• Operating Counterbalance forklift vehicles.
• Working in a busy warehouse environment, loading and unloading HGVs and moving stacks of pallets.
• Ensuring trucks and equipment are well maintained and reporting operational problems, including damage to thetruck or other property.
• Heavy lifting up to 25kg
• Operating mixing or filling machines
• Operating semi-automated machinery
• Working to daily production targets
• Candidates must be H&S conscious (happy to wear PPE and keep their work stations tidy at all times)

Thje majority of the work will be on the Counterbalance Truck, however candistes must be prepared to work in the production area as and when required.

The shift pattern will involve being flexible to work the below shifts:

6am – 2pm Monday – Thursday & 6am – 12pm on Friday

2pm – 10pm Monday – Thursday & 12pm – 6pm on Friday

38 hours paid per week

The pay rates are:

Early Shift – £14.01 per hour

Afternoon Shift – £14.01 per hour plus £203 paid at the end of the month as a lump sum if you have worked the aternoon shift for the whole month

Overtime is payable using the following breakdown:

· Time plus ⅓ of your normal hourly rate (as determined by the Company) for the first two hours of overtime worked Monday to Friday (inclusive) and time plus ½ thereafter

· Time plus ½ of your normal hourly rate (as determined by the Company) for the first six hours and double time thereafter for overtime worked on Saturdays

· Double time of your normal hourly rate (as determined by the Company) for overtime worked on Sundays.

Temporary to Permanent for the right candidate

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