Flt Fork Lift Truck Driver

2 weeks ago


Bedford, United Kingdom AF Blakemore Full time

**Reach Fork Lift** Truck Drivers (Reach or VNA) - We have a great opportunity in Bedford for Reach and VNA FLT drivers.**

**£10.50 - £12.92 p/hr depending on shift, plus opportunity to earn performance bonus and Sunday shift allowance**

**We have opportunities on the following shifts: 2pm-10pm or 10pm-6am (night shift). Working 5 out of 7 days**

This is an **exciting opportunity** that A.F. Blakemore are recruiting for, in preparation for the opening of their brand new, purpose built multi temperature depot in Bedford. We are looking for experienced **Reach and VNA** **Fork Lift Truck Drivers** **within the Warehouse operation**,** who are motivated, friendly, hard-working and passionate about working in Logistics. The purpose of the job is the accurate and efficient replenishment, ferrying and bulk storage control within the depot.

Boasting a size of 160,000sq feet, our new multi temperature DC, is serving the companies large customer base, and is built with innovation and the future in mind.

We love team players here at A.F. Blakemore, we are committed to providing our people the technical and personal skills to progress their careers.

You will be joining a forward-thinking family-owned business which began life in 1917, growing from humble beginnings into a company that owns 280 SPAR convenience stores and employs more than 7,500 people with a turnover of £1.13 billion. A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is the 60th largest privately owned business in the UK. We are committed to developing a loyal and dedicated workforce that is focused upon excellent customer service and behaving with honesty and integrity.

If you have the desire to work, with drive and determination, then this could be the role for you

**Some Key Accountabilities**
- Accurate and systematic replenishment of picking fixtures
- The efficient use of bulk storage space
- Accurate labelling / re-labelling of all bulk storage pallets
- Adhering to stock rotational procedures
- Transfer of bulk stock from the goods inwards area into correct picking fixture / bulk storage area
- Accurate recording of all stock movements onto the bulk storage systems (SMS) or onto supplementary manual bulk storage documents
**Some Key Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications Required**
- Must Have Reach Truck and VNA Truck licences
- Numerate and literate
- Appropriate vehicle / equipment operator licences
- Demonstrable experience in operation of vehicle / equipment (as appropriate)
- Experience in warehousing and distribution
- Use own initiative

**We can offer you**:

- Excellent Rates of Pay plus Bonus Opportunity
- Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’
- 24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal
- 10% Staff Discount in our SPAR stores
- Access to our colleague benefits scheme which offers a wide range of high street retail, holiday & leisure discounts
- Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- NEST pension scheme
- Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme
- Cycle to work - Bicycle purchase scheme
- Long Service Awards (e.g. 25 years service is £500 in vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid leave)
- Free Uniform
- Free On-site Car Parking


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