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FLT Counterbalance Driver - Christmas Cover

Job details
Posting date: 08 December 2025
Salary: £29.42 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 January 2026
Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3DP
Company: Acorn Recruitment
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: BBBH28690_1765206357

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Summary

Enhanced rate of pay offered!! FLT Counterbalance Driver - Runcorn

Runcorn | £29.42 per hour | temporary work to ensure the company can meet production targets on critical dates over the Christmas period

Acorn by Synergie are looking for a careful, confident FLT Counterbalance Driver to cover specific shifts over the Christmas period for their client, based on Whitehouse Industrial Estate in Runcorn.

Dates and times of shifts

24.12.25 6am-6pm

25.12.25 6pm-6am

28.12.25 6am-6pm

31.12.25 6pm-6am

12 hour shifts all breaks paid

The company needs all shifts covering, so any applicants MUST be able to work all four shifts

There will also be some additional shifts prior to these dates for training, those shifts will be paid at a rate of £14.71 per hour

Key Duties

  • General FLT and production duties.

  • Ensuring the lines are supplied with the raw materials required to run.

  • Removal of finished product from the production area to the storage area.

  • Hygiene duties.

  • The company operate trucks with double forks so experience using these sort of trucks would be an advantage although not essential as full training is given.

Requirements

  • You must have a RTITB or ITSSAR counterbalance licence refreshed within the last 3 years.

  • Experience on the trucks.

  • Be able to work on your own or as part of a team with minimal supervision.

  • Have a keen eye for detail, be flexible, practical, hardworking and able to work under own initiative.

What We Offer

  • Weekly pay.

  • Accrued holiday pay.

  • Pension contributions.

  • Access to the Acorn Reward Scheme.

  • Dedicated Account Manager.

  • Friendly working environment.

  • Free parking.

Interested?

Interested? Apply now or contact Christine at the Acorn by Synergie Widnes branch!

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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