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Lambweston

Multi-Skilled FLT Driver

Wisbech

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Seniority
Mid level
Stated salary
£31,400 per year
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
23 Sept 2026

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the posting

Job Title: Forklift Truck Driver (12hr shifts rotating days and nights)

£31400per annum

Department: Packaging

Reports to: Packaging Supervisor

Overall Role Purpose

The purpose of the role is to operate a forklift truck to transport items as instructed by the Packaging Supervisor.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

  • Use warehouse management system to scan items as necessary
  • Operate forklift truck to transport items, including filling and emptying racks, transporting packaging to the lines, loading the flake trailer
  • Maintain the cleanliness of the working area.
  • Complete a thorough handover at the end of each shift to counterpart on following shift
  • Ensure work is compliant with relevant health and safety, environmental and GMP practice
  • Able to operate a counterbalance FLT, Reach FLT and RPPT truck
  • Assist the Flake department with Packaging as required
  • Help in loading the lorry for the finished Flake product
  • Assist the logistics department when required (loading/unloading deliveries/batter)
  • BBS (Behavioural Based Safety) – responsible for your own safety and for those around you
  • Carry out sanitation duties as required, including shutdown
  • Remain at workstation until relieved at shift handover
  • Carry out “on the job” guidance, training, support for colleagues as required
  • Report and escalate issues on performance or damage/knock outs with a supervisor or manager in a timely manner
  • Any other reasonable task as requested by your supervisor/manager

Qualifications

Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent).

Lamb Weston chemical training, H+S, GMP

Reach and Counterbalance licence signed off by Lamb Weston rep +PPPT - RPPT

Full driving licence

Experience

Appropriate experience operating a forklift truck.

SAP/SCADA experience.

COMPANY VALUES

Integrity

We do the right thing every time, even when no one is looking

Inclusion

We embrace differences and make it safe to be ourselves because we all count

Empowerment

We think like leaders and act like owners

Teamwork

see the bigger picture and become stronger by putting our heads together

Drive for results

We challenge ourselves and each other to find better ways to do things, raising the bar for what's possible

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