Recycling Operative/Counterbalance Flt Driver
Listed on 2026-10-09
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Manufacturing / Production
Material Handler, Operations Management, Forklift Operator, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
£16.00 per hour | Monday-Friday | 07:30-16:00 | Temp to Perm | North Derbyshire
Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are recruiting for a Days Operator / Counterbalance FLT Driver to join a busy industrial recycling site in North Derbyshire.
This is a multi-skilled industrial role involving battery sorting, recycling, production, materials handling and Counterbalance FLT operation
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Please note: this is NOT a full-time FLT driving role. The main duties involve sorting and auditing batteries on a conveyor, with Counterbalance FLT driving as part of the wider role.
The Role- Sorting and auditing batteries on a conveyor
- Battery recycling and production duties
- Operating B1 Counterbalance FLT when required
- Loading and unloading vehicles
- Moving materials around site
- General warehouse, production and industrial duties
- Working across different areas of the site
- Carrying out equipment/pre-use checks
- Following Health & Safety procedures
- Maintaining good housekeeping
- Valid B1 Counterbalance FLT licence – essential
- Previous Counterbalance FLT experience – essential
- Experience in warehouse, production, manufacturing, recycling, waste, materials handling or industrial environments
- Comfortable working in a hot, dusty and physically demanding environment
- Comfortable with standing and repetitive sorting work
- Flexible and willing to work across different areas
- Reliable with a good attitude
- Good Health & Safety awareness
This is a heavy industrial recycling environment involving battery processing and production.
The role can be hot, dusty and physically demanding. Full PPE and specialist respiratory protection are provided.
A site tour and blood test form part of the onboarding process, with ongoing occupational health monitoring.
Hours & PayMonday-Friday
07:30-16:00
£16.00 per hour
Temp to Perm
- Full PPE and respiratory protection provided
- On-site showers, changing facilities and lockers
- On-site laundry facilities
- Subsidised canteen
- Long-term temp-to-perm opportunity
- Opportunity to become multi-skilled across the site
Suitable experience includes: Counterbalance FLT Driver, Counterbalance Forklift Driver, B1 FLT Driver, FLT Operator, Forklift Operator, Warehouse Operative, Recycling Operative, Production Operative, Manufacturing Operative, Industrial Operative, Materials Handler and Yard Operative.
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