Flt Driver

COUNTERBALANCE FLT
Hourly rate: £12 per hour
Hours of work: 8am-4pm
Days of work: Monday to Friday
Reporting to: Plant Manager
Location: Cam, Dursley
Start date: ASAP
We have an exciting opportunity for a Counterbalance Driver to join our team in Cam, near Dursley in Gloucestershire.
It is a permanent position, Monday - Friday from 08:00 to 16:00. During periods of increased demand, voluntary overtime with increased pay is available.
Our client site is a well-established, small factory with about 35 employees. The site has on-site parking, and it is located close to Cam & Dursley train station (less than 15 minute walk) and bus stops (2 minute walk).
The Counterbalance role is a multi-departmental function intending to lead out or provide support in completion of tasks in the following areas:

- Goods In/Out
- Site Hygiene
- Production Support
- Warehouse
An experience as Warehouse Operative, Stores Person, Forklift Operator and similar is advantageous.
Key responsibilities
Main Objectives of the role are:

- To ensure, that all incoming Raw Materials are checked, identified and labelled; and all finished product is correctly loaded and dispatched ready for onward delivery.
- To maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout the site.
- To support manufacturing areas to make sure, that finished packed product follow customer specification.
- To keep inventory accurate and up to date
- To optimise all racked areas and make sure, that specific zones are correctly managed.
- To work with key supply chain contracts to ensure that end to end business operation is consistently managed.
To support main objectives, your responsibilities as a Counterbalance Driver will include:

- Working to develop and deliver daily in/out transport schedules. Checking off loads against inbound delivery and booking onto the system. Creating labels for loads, booking in and dispatching from Cam via SAP system.
- Correct use and checking of FLT & PPT equipment.
- Reporting of any quality or quantity issues.
- Management of trailer activities with supply chain and third-party logistic providers.
- Carry out & document regular racking inspection checks.
- Carry out manual hygiene duties or operating equipment/machinery when required, like forklift trucks, pressure washers, scrubbers etc.
- Organise warehouse and work area to maintain order.
- Take a proactive role in internal and external site hygiene duties
- Following production schedules to achieve 100% attainment to plans.
- Understand and participate with any Continuous Improvement projects within the value stream.
Qualifications and skills
- Good communicator
- Ability to work unsupervised for long periods of time
- To work within Health & Safety guidelines.
- Good IT skills, SAP skills essential
- Ability to follow written instructions
- Ability to train & operate various lifting equipment
- An understanding of general manufacturing processes.
- Valid Forklift truck (Counterbalance) License beneficial