Distribution Centre Colleague - Trainee Forklift Truck Driver
| Posting date: | 03 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | 11.65 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2024 |
| Location: | Kendal, LA9 6NW |
| Company: | Lakeland |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | lakeland-3140 |
Summary
Trainee Forklift Truck Drivers
Earn while you learn- Full training! Recruiting now for Permanent Colleagues.
2024 is an exciting time to join as Lakeland celebrates its 60th year in business.
Salary: £11.65 per hour (for all colleagues aged 18+)
Based Kendal Distribution Centre,
Permanent Full Time 37 hours
(4 week rota pattern)
About the role
Earn whilst you learn with Lakeland, and receive industry standard training on our fleet of Forklift Trucks!
As a local family business, we welcome applicants of all ages and backgrounds to join our own little family here at Lakeland Distribution Centre – where you can be yourself in a welcoming and friendly environment
What will your job look like?
Working in a multi-channel warehouse means there’s always lots to do, so you could be:
• Getting a good gym workout, unloading containers of stock
• Driving one of our new forklift trucks to pick stock for our many stores
• Completing your steps for the day, picking orders for our online customers
• Helping to keep the place tidy, and unpacking returns from our customers
There’s lots of opportunities to learn new processes, along with chances to progress your career if you want to. Many team members joined us as colleagues and have grown with the company, and you could too.
About you
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for honest, hard-working people who are open to learning new skills and being part of a team.
You don’t need any experience, and you don’t even need to be able to drive a car. We’ll train you fully on our forklift trucks so you’ll have something to display proudly on your CV wherever your career takes you. All we ask for in return is a sprinkle of enthusiasm, a dollop of dedication, all served with the attention to detail required to get the job done safely and efficiently.
Benefits
What’s in it for you?
You’ll be joining a company that truly values its employees and offers development opportunities to those that want to progress. Alongside a holiday allowance that grows with service, we offer:
• Forklift truck training to an industry standard (subject to a satisfactory medical)
• Free onsite parking and refreshments
• Regular events such as charity sales, breakfast with the board, and sweet treats
• Staff discount on all Lakeland products
• An Employee Wellbeing programme & discount scheme
• Access to our group personal pension plan
About us
A little about us:
Founded in the early 60s, we're still a family owned business with the same strong values of quality and customer care now as when we first started. From selling plastic bags for home freezing from the Rayner family garage in Windermere, to over 4000 kitchen and home products today, Lakeland has grown to the extent that we now send out thousands of parcels a day from our Kendal despatch centre, and we have stores nationwide, stretching from Aberdeen to Exeter, with more in the pipeline…