Position:
Forklift Operator - Counterbalance
Requirement:
Valid Manual UK Driving License and Counterbalance Forklift
Location:
London Gatwick Airport
Salary:
£30,900 per annum
(£15.12 p/h pre 12 weeks, £16.12 p/h post 12 weeks)
A full manual UK Driving licence is essential for this role due to driving duties involved. Parking is provided!!
Aviation Recruitment Network Limited have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Forklift Operator for a leading air freight ground handling company based in the heart of Gatwick Airport.
You will be required to work a mixes shift pattern working 2 days shifts followed by 2 nights shifts on a rotating shift pattern (4 on 4 off) including weekends between the hours of 06:00 am – 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm – 06:00 am.
As a Forklift Operator, you will receive:
- All shifts
£15.12 p/h
rising to
£16.12
p/h
after probation.
- Overtime after successful completion of probation,
£22.17 - £29.56 p/h
- Free uniform.
- Free Cargo Operative Training.
- Weekly or monthly pay.
- Free parking in ULEZ free zone.
Forklift Operator duties will include:
- Using a forklift to load and unload parcels, freight & cargo from vehicles.
- Build and break down aircraft pallets.
- Build cargo onto aircraft units to airline specifications.
- Working on a busy parcel sorting line moving parcels from aircraft containers.
- Scanning cargo and completion of airfreight documentation.
- Driving airside to transport cargo.
To be considered for this Forklift Operator position you must have:
- A valid counterbalance FLT licence or certifications.
- Any experience as a Warehouse Operative, cargo operative would be highly desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
- Valid UK driving licence.
Successful Forklift Operator will be subject to:
- A 5-year checkable history for security vetting purposes.
- Criminal Record check (refundable).
- Good standard of numeracy and literacy and ability to pass DfT Cargo Operative Training.
If you feel you have the skills and experience for this Forklift Operator position, then contact us today!! Our Consultant Salman will be happy to speak with you.
Aviation Recruitment Network Limited is acting as an Employment Business.