Forklift Driver

Posted 11 days 15 hours ago by Cranswick plc

£40,000 - £60,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. It's win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our fast pace Despatch department.

Core hours of work are 4.45pm - 3.30am, 4on/4off shift pattern.

Job requirements of Forklift Driver:

Clearing products from production lines and placing into the stock area in the correct date order

Picking orders in correct date order to ensure stock rotation is correct

Keep up to date with changes to products and their packaging to enable efficient order picking

Carry out the day to day manual handling that is required

To safely operate a Reach Forklift

The ideal candidates will:

Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative

Be able to work additional hours as overtime may be required

Ideally have experience of working within Despatch/warehouse environment

Have a good level of both written and verbal English

Must hold a Reach Forklift License

Pay and benefits:

Rate of pay - £15.43 per hour

  • Rate inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus

Overtime - time and a third after contracted hours

Pension - currently 3% employer contributions / 5% employee contributions

Discounted local gym membership

Opportunity to purchase extra holiday

Death in service insurance

Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support

Enhanced holiday after 5 years' service

Potential opportunities to learn new skills, e.g. forklift driving

Closing Date:

31 st March 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest; this closing date may be brought forward).

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.