Warehouse and Forklift Operative
CV-LibrarySO21, Owslebury, HampshirepermanentPosted: 26 March 2026
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* Working in the outdoor yard, warehouse, distribution facilities, and blast chiller environment (-18 and -21 degrees).
* Picking and packing, goods-in and goods-out, loading and unloading vans, lorries, trucks etc.
* Using a forklift truck as and when required on site when required as well as manual handling of up to 25kg items.
* Labelling all stock items for delivery.
* Ensuring all incoming stock is correctly inventoried and allocated to the correct storage locations (wet / dry / ambient / freezer).
* Starting at 12:00 lunchtime, finishing at 20:30pm (30-minutes unpaid lunch break), 8-hours per day / 40-hours per week.
* Hourly pay rate £12.90 (£13.03 per hour if you have a valid Pivot Steer forklift license or training certificate).
* Temporary to permanent probation period of 12-weeks if you are successful and reliable they will take you on as a permanent member of staff.
Requirements:
* You would need to interview within the next few days this week and next.
* You would need to be able to start work on paid trial shifts in the next week or two.
* You must be able to communicate with other staff and team leader in English and understand written English, as well as complete health and safety training, follow processes and procedures.
* You must be able to work a full-time position that will become permanent (no visa sponsorship support).
* You must have your own transport (car or motorbike) to get to site each day for your shift, as there are no bus or train services.
* Must have some forklift truck driving experience and valid license or training certificate.
* Must have experience working in a warehouse environment picking and packing.
* Must be physically fit and able to lift and carry up to 25kg and work in blast chillers / fridges at -18/-21 degrees, as well as working outside in a yard completing goods-in/goods-out.
Benefits:
* Canteen
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Free parking on-site
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Career development and on-going pay review assessments
* Working in the outdoor yard, warehouse, distribution facilities, and blast chiller environment (-18 and -21 degrees).
* Picking and packing, goods-in and goods-out, loading and unloading vans, lorries, trucks etc.
* Using a forklift truck as and when required on site when required as well as manual handling of up to 25kg items.
* Labelling all stock items for delivery.
* Ensuring all incoming stock is correctly inventoried and allocated to the correct storage locations (wet / dry / ambient / freezer).
* Starting at 12:00 lunchtime, finishing at 20:30pm (30-minutes unpaid lunch break), 8-hours per day / 40-hours per week.
* Hourly pay rate £12.90 (£13.03 per hour if you have a valid Pivot Steer forklift license or training certificate).
* Temporary to permanent probation period of 12-weeks if you are successful and reliable they will take you on as a permanent member of staff.
Requirements:
* You would need to interview within the next few days this week and next.
* You would need to be able to start work on paid trial shifts in the next week or two.
* You must be able to communicate with other staff and team leader in English and understand written English, as well as complete health and safety training, follow processes and procedures.
* You must be able to work a full-time position that will become permanent (no visa sponsorship support).
* You must have your own transport (car or motorbike) to get to site each day for your shift, as there are no bus or train services.
* Must have some forklift truck driving experience and valid license or training certificate.
* Must have experience working in a warehouse environment picking and packing.
* Must be physically fit and able to lift and carry up to 25kg and work in blast chillers / fridges at -18/-21 degrees, as well as working outside in a yard completing goods-in/goods-out.
Benefits:
* Canteen
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Free parking on-site
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Career development and on-going pay review assessments