Warehouse & Print Production Operative; Forklift

Warehouse & Print Production Operative (Forklift)

Job Type: Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Join one of the Midlands' most established commercial printers and become part of a team with over 90 years of experience delivering high-quality print and fulfilment solutions.

Our client manufactures, finishes, stores and distributes printed products for customers across the UK from their Wolverhampton production facility.

They’re looking for a practical, reliable and flexible Warehouse & Print Production Operative to support the warehouse, dispatch and production teams. This is a varied role where you’ll play an important part in keeping materials and finished products moving efficiently while helping to deliver quality work for customers.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a valid forklift licence who wants to develop new skills within a successful commercial print environment.

The Role

As a Warehouse & Print Production Operative, you will support the day-to-day running of our warehouse and production areas. You’ll be responsible for handling materials, preparing customer orders, supporting dispatch activities and assisting production teams when required.

Key responsibilities:

• Receiving deliveries of paper, consumables and finished goods
• Loading and unloading vehicles safely
• Moving materials throughout the warehouse and factory
• Picking, packing and dispatching customer orders
• Supporting print finishing and production departments
• Packaging, labelling and palletising finished work
• Operating pallet wrapping and polywrapping equipment
• Carrying out local deliveries when required
• Maintaining a clean, organised and safe workplace

Requirements

• Valid Counterbalance Forklift Truck licence
• Previous warehouse experience within a manufacturing or production environment
• Full UK driving licence
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Physically fit and able to handle manual duties safely
• Flexible approach to work
• Reliable, punctual and hardworking
• Basic computer skills
• Strong awareness of workplace health and safety
• Experience with in commercial print or manufacturing
• Experience using courier or warehouse management systems
• Experience of dispatch, pallet wrapping and stock control
• Experience supporting production operations

What’s In It For You

• Christmas shutdown
• Company pension
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Opportunity to develop production skills
• Career progression
• Friendly and supportive working environment

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