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Warehouse Operative (Fork Lift Truck)

Industrial

Job ID: 6638381

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
£29.6k per year

Job Type: Full Time

Duties:

Filling Operative (Days & Noons)

Location: Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
Position: Permanent

⭐ Shift Pattern

Rotating 2-week system:

  • AM Shift: Mon – Thurs 6:00am – 2:00pm, Fri 6:00am – 1:00pm

  • PM Shift: Mon – Thurs 2:00pm – 10:00pm, Fri 1:00pm – 8:00pm


Salary

  • AM Shift: £14.30 per hour

  • PM Shift: £14.90 per hour

  • Average annual salary: ~£29,600


Role Overview

Join our manufacturing filling department where you will:

  • Operate automated and semi-automated filling machinery

  • Set up machines and complete product changeovers

  • Run container washing equipment and filling lines

  • Manufacture lubricants using Siemens and SAP process control systems — involving mixing and blending

  • Operate counterbalance forklift trucks (a valid FLT certificate is not essential; previous experience is sufficient)

  • Collect samples for the Quality Control (QC) team

  • Carry out daily housekeeping checks

  • Ensure strict compliance with health, safety, and quality standards


✅ What We’re Looking For

  • Flexible and reliable, with willingness to work rotating shifts and overtime

  • Previous experience operating machinery is important, ideally within a production or manufacturing environment

  • Suitable for someone with production-type experience, especially where mixing and blending processes are involved

  • Counterbalance forklift truck experience (an in-date external licence is advantageous but not required)

  • Strong team player with excellent communication skills

  • Proven, stable employment history (must be clearly detailed on your CV)


Benefits

  • Competitive salary

  • Above statutory holiday entitlement

  • Annual bonus schemes

  • Pension scheme

  • Free on-site parking

  • Free workwear & PPE

  • Free eye test voucher

  • Employee assistance program

  • Discounted private medical cover


Ready to join a supportive team with great benefits and real opportunities to grow?

Apply now!

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 Call ‘Simona Molnarova’ on: 01782 712230
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