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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Private

Forklift Operative VNA/Flexi/Bendi or PPT

Salary Range
£11 - £13
£1 - £1 / mo
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Peterborough, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Position Overview & Specifications

Quest Employment is recruiting for Forklift Operative roles on a temporary basis based in Orton Southgate, Peterborough. To be considered for the Forklift Operative role all candidates must be flexible within reason, reliable, and available for an immediate start where required. Candidates must have a basic to good level of English speaking, reading, and writing. As a Forklift Operative, you will be flexible in assignments as positions may vary from time to time which may include packing, sorting, picking, dispatch, labelling, boxing, and palletising.

Our Client is an international manufacturer and distributor of breakfast cereals. They are a growing company with many opportunities in a new purpose-built site based in Orton Southgate, Peterborough. Shifts are 06:00-18:00 / 18:00 - 06:00, Panama shifts. 2on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2on, 3 off. The site operates 24/7 so work is over 7 days with the majority of work over the weekdays.

Salary:

  • Base Rate from £10.82 per hour
  • Day shift allowance from base rate £0.62 = £11.44 per hour
  • Night shift allowance from base rate £2.24 = £13.06 per hour
  • Tx½ base rate over 36/48 hours £16.23 per hour

All shift allowances are paid on core hours only

Day to day of the role:

  • Driver of Forklift
  • Loading, unloading Lorries and containers
  • Packing, checking & labelling cereal product
  • General Upkeep of warehouse and yard area
  • Be actively aware and understand the Health and Safety
  • Working towards daily productivity targets

Required skills:

  • In date VNA, Flexi/Bendi or PPT - any or mixed (RTITB or ITSSAR)
  • Lifting, bending, reaching above the head, crouching and/or stretching
  • Pushing and pulling up to 15kg in weight / Lifting and moving products up to 15kg
  • Manual dexterity in both hands and wrists
  • Experience working in a warehouse/production environment is preferred but not essential
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Accuracy and attention to detail

Benefits:

  • Great progression opportunities
  • Flexible working rotas
  • Full PPE provided
  • Free parking
  • Weekly pay every Friday
  • Temporary to Permanent opportunities
  • Friendly working environment
  • Easily accessible site location - close to public transport
  • Paid Breaks

If you are interested in the above Forklift Driver role, please click apply

Quest Employment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for temporary recruitment.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm

Salary: £10.82-£13.06 per hour

Benefits:

  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:

  • RTITB or ITTSAR fork lift licenses (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PET-FLTCEREAL

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Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

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Onboarding & Corporate Integration

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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Forklift Operative VNA/Flexi/Bendi or PPT roles across Quest Employment Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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