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Packer / Forklift Driver

Job details
Posting date: 29 August 2025
Salary: £625 per week
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 28 September 2025
Location: Southend-On-Sea, Essex
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Web Recruit Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: ACESC0810/SK

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Summary

Packer / Forklift Driver
Southend-on-Sea, Essex

The Company

Serving a variety of sectors, our client is an award-winning provider of packaging solutions. They are proud to supply global brands across the confectionery, dairy and carton markets.

Due to continued expansion, they are now looking for a Packer / Forklift Driver to join their team.

The Benefits

- Salary of £625 per week, including shift premium
- 4 day week
- 2pm - Midnight Monday to Thursday
- 21 days’ (5 weeks’) holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- Company pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Insurance-based sick pay scheme

If you have despatch, packing or warehouse experience and hold a forklift truck licence, this is the perfect opportunity to expand your skillset with a growing, successful company.

When you join our client, you will discover a supportive and encouraging environment with a long-established family business where you can thrive, grow professionally and learn new skills.

The Role

As a Packer / Forklift Driver, you will be responsible for the safe despatch of our products.

Carrying out all tasks in a safe manner, you will:

- Learn our packing requirements and ensure products are ready for despatch
- Check and produce despatch labelling
- Handle materials
- Keep accurate records, maintain stock levels and communicate with drivers and suppliers
- Identify ways to enhance existing processes

Please note, this role will involve physical work such as lifting and carrying.

About You

To be considered as a Packer / Forklift Driver, you will need:

- Despatch, packing or warehouse experience
- A valid forklift truck licence
- The confidence to suggest ways to improve processes

Other organisations may call this role Warehouse Operative, Forklift Truck Driver, FLT Driver, Warehouse Despatch Assistant, Warehouse Assistant, Picker, or Labelling Operative.

Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking to expand your skill set as a Packer / Forklift Driver, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

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