Warehouse / Forklift Operator

Location Newtownabbey
Discipline: Warehouse
Job type: Long Term
Salary: £13.47 Per Hour
Job ref: J119293
Published: 24 days ago

Our Client Evri, is seeking Warehouse/Forklift Operators to join their growing team based in Mallusk.

EVRi is one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, dedicated to providing flexible, reliable, and sustainable delivery solutions. We operate nationwide, supporting both businesses and consumers with efficient, customer-focused logistics services.

Pay Rate: £13.47 Per Hour

Working Hours: 5 to 6 days per week. Start and finish times may vary based on business needs.

9pm - Finish (8-hour shifts)

Hour Per Week: 40hrs

Job Type: Full Time, Temporary to Permanent

Job Criteria:

Essential

- Valid and in-date Counterbalance Forklift Licence

- Previous experience in a warehouse or distribution environment

- Ability to work effectively as part of a team

- Good attention to detail and accuracy

- Physically fit to undertake manual handling duties

- Flexible approach to working hours and tasks

Desirable

- Experience loading/unloading trailers using a forklift

- Knowledge of health & safety procedures in a warehouse environment

Job Duties:

- Safely operate a counterbalance forklift truck to load and unload trailers, vehicles, and containers

- Move, stack, and organise pallets and goods within the warehouse in line with operational requirement

- Carry out manual handling tasks including lifting, stacking, and sorting parcels

- Inspect forklift equipment before use and report any defects or maintenance needs

- Follow all health & safety guidelines to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and others

- Assist in general warehouse duties such as sorting parcels, scanning packages, and preparing items for dispatch

- Maintain cleanliness and organisation of the warehouse at all times

- Work closely with the warehouse team and supervisors to ensure smooth daily operations

- Adapt to different duties as required to meet business demands

- Carefully unloading parcels from vans, trucks and trailers onto a conveyor belt allowing the parcel to be accurately scanned.

- Working with conveyor belts and other machinery (when trained to do so) to load/ unloading parcels onto the belt, whilst ensuring the parcel presentation is correct.

- Moving and sorting parcels from conveyer system into the designated delivery locations.

- Using hand-held devices (HHT's) to scan parcels following the correct Standard Operating Procedure and achieving compliance KPIs to the specific warehouse area.

- The regular use of pump trucks to move collars, pallets and other assets.

- Sorting parcels into smaller locations and postcodes ready for the final mile delivery operation.

- Personal and warehouse hygiene.

- Adhering to all company policies and procedures in your area and for behaving in line with the Evri values.

Additional Information:

This warehouse/forklift position is in Mallusk, Northern Ireland

If you are interested in this role, please forward your CV through to Kinga.McVeigh@industrialtemps.com or call our Belfast office on 028 9032 2511 ask for Kinga

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