FLT Driver / General Operative
Salary: £27,710.00 + 20% shift allowance = £33,252.00 per year
Shifts: Double Days, Mon–Fri (6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm, weekly rotation)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Asda Import Centre, Dabholm Rd, Middlesbrough, TS6 7RU (commutable from Stockton, Redcar, Hartlepool, Darlington, Sunderland & surrounding areas)
Why join CHEP?
- Competitive salary: £33,252.00 per year (inc. allowance)
- No night shifts
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (buy/sell options)
- Enhanced pension (you 5%, CHEP 7.5%)
- Share scheme (matched 1:1 after 1 year)
- Life assurance, employee assistance & wellbeing apps
- Everyday retail discounts platform
- Volunteer day
- Free on-site parking
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced FLT Driver / General Operative to join CHEP – the global leader in pallet, crate, and container pooling. You’ll be operating forklifts safely to support production operations and service hauliers, including vacuum lift operation to sort CHEP pallets to specific standards.
What you’ll do
- Safely operate FLT trucks to support production & haulier operations
- Direct visiting vehicles during loading & unloading
- Maintain smooth flow on production lines within agreed SLAs
- Sort stocks to correct standards following specific guidelines
- Ensure trucks and equipment are well maintained; report operational problems including damage to truck or property
- Carefully handle and store company hire stock while following required stock rotations
What we need from you
- Experience working in a fast-paced warehouse yard (or similar) environment
- Strong communication skills with hauliers
- Minimum 2 years’ counterbalance forklift operation experience
- External FLT licence (RTITB or ITSSAR) – up to 5 tons (B1) or equivalent
- Reach Forklift Qualification (desirable)
- RTITB trained (desirable)
- Safety-conscious, reliable, and able to work to quality standards
Pay: £33,252.00 per year
Application question(s):
- How do you plan on commuting to work?
- What is your notice period?
- CHEP Brambles have a zero tolerance with regards to drugs and alcohol to protect against employees being impaired whilst carrying out work in order to comply with our obligations to provide a safe and suitable working environment for all. If employed with CHEP, you will be tested for drugs and alcohol in line with out policy. Please can you confirm you are happy with this.
- This role requires you to carry out other duties (such as operate a vacuum lift) alongside operating an FLT. Are you happy with this?
Licence/Certification:
- in date external FLT counterbalance license? (RTITB/ITTSAR) (preferred)
Work Location: In person
