Production and Warehousing - Forklift Driver
Production and Warehousing - Forklift Driver
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Forklift drivers load and unload goods in warehouses, ports and airports.
- Check equipment daily and use it safely
- Load and unload goods from lorries, ships or aircraft
- Use radio frequency equipment to keep in touch with other staff
- Manually handle goods when necessary
- Stack goods and move them around in storage bays
- Pick and pack orders
- Complete paperwork for delivery notes and stock control
You could work at a port, on a construction site, at an airport, in a warehouse or in a factory.
Your working environment may be physically demanding.
You may need to wear protective clothing.
Forklift Drivers tend to work between 44 to 46 hours a week. You could work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on shifts.
Starting: £17,000
Experienced: £30,000
You can apply directly for jobs. Some employers may ask for GCSEs, including English and maths.
You'll have an advantage if you've got a forklift training certificate, though your employer may put you through training to get one when you start work.
Experience of loading and unloading goods and materials in a warehouse, in freight transport or on a building site would be useful.
You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you need in this job.
You can get into this role through a supply chain warehouse operative intermediate apprenticeship. If you have an EHCP you may be able to apply under the DfE exemption which allows the apprentice to use Entry level 3 English and Maths qualifications. The apprentice would have to be component enough to successfully achieve all other aspects of the apprenticeship requirements, become occupationally competent and achieve Entry Level 3 in English and Maths before the end of their apprenticeship.