FLT Driver

JOIN THE EXTENDED HELER FAMILY

At Heler Foods, our people are part of our extended Heler Family, the driving force behind everything we do. From crafting award-winning cheeses to delivering service that sets new standards, we work together to shape the future of food.

CHEESEMAKERS. FUTURE SHAPERS. CHANGEMAKERS.

Rooted in tradition and growing into the future, we're bold, ambitious and proud of where we're going next.

Every colleague has a voice here, and every step you take helps move us forward.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an experienced and safety-focused FLT Driver to join our Warehouse and Logistics team on 4on 4off basis. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the safe handling, storage, movement and traceability of our products while maintaining the highest standards of Health & Safety, food safety and operational excellence.

Working within our cold store and warehouse operations, you'll be responsible for accurate stock movements, efficient put-away and picking activities, and ensuring products are handled with care from intake through to dispatch.

Responsibilities / Key Tasks

Health & Safety Compliance

• Operate FLTs in full compliance with site Health & Safety rules, traffic management plans and cold store procedures, maintaining 100% safety compliance.
• Carry out pre-use checks on FLTs at the start of each shift and report defects immediately to ensure no unsafe equipment is used.

Quality & Food Safety

• Handle all cheese products in line with food safety, hygiene and quality standards, ensuring full compliance with GMP and customer requirements.
• Protect product integrity by preventing damage, contamination or temperature abuse during all stock movements.

Scanning & System Accuracy

• Ensure 100% scanning compliance by accurately scanning all pallets in and out of every location, bay and cold store.
• Maintain 100% system accuracy by ensuring all physical stock movements are correctly reflected within the warehouse management system (SI).

Put Away, Picking & Stock Movements

• Complete put-away tasks efficiently, placing pallets into the correct bays to achieve 100% location accuracy.
• Pick customer orders accurately from designated bays, maintaining a minimum picking accuracy target of 98.8%.
• Move cheese between cold stores as required to support production flow and storage capacity management.

Space & Bay Management

• Create empty bays as instructed to support production requirements and product intake.
• Ensure full compliance with stacking and storage procedures.
• Leave bays clean, organised and audit-ready at the end of every shift.

General FLT Duties & Teamwork

• Support general warehouse activities and follow Team Leader instructions.
• Communicate issues, delays or operational concerns promptly.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the warehouse operation.

Skills, Experience & Requirements

Essential

• Valid Counterbalance Forklift Truck certificate from a recognised training provider.
• Minimum two years' proven FLT driving experience, ideally within food manufacturing, warehousing or FMCG.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety requirements, including:
• • Safe FLT operation
  • Pedestrian awareness
  • Loading and unloading controls
• Good understanding of Food Safety and GMP standards.
• Experience using handheld scanners and warehouse management systems (WMS).
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Strong communication skills and a positive, professional attitude.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in a chilled or temperature-controlled environment.

Key Expectations

Successful candidates will:

• Complete and record daily MHE pre-use checks before operating any truck.
• Safely load, unload, put away and retrieve pallets from racking.
• Handle cheese products without causing damage to stock, pallets, racking or equipment.
• Follow all speed limits, pedestrian routes, exclusion zones and site traffic rules at all times.
• Accurately check pallet IDs, product information, locations and quantities.
• Ensure all pallets are scanned into the correct physical and system locations to maintain full traceability.
• Immediately report stock discrepancies, damaged pallets, damaged racking, product damage or unsafe conditions.
• Stop using and report any faulty equipment in accordance with company procedures.
• Operate only within authorised training and competency levels.
• Demonstrate strong ownership and accountability for equipment, stock and assigned tasks.
• Follow all SOPs, risk assessments, work instructions and site rules.
• Support flexibility across warehouse areas, shift patterns and operational requirements when needed.
• Maintain a safety-first mindset with zero tolerance for unsafe behaviours or deliberate breaches of procedure.

About You

You'll be a reliable and experienced FLT Driver who takes pride in working safely, maintaining high standards and contributing positively to the team.

You will be punctual, dependable and committed to delivering quality work every day. You'll understand the importance of accuracy, traceability and food safety, while taking ownership of both equipment and stock movements.

Most importantly, you'll share our values, work collaboratively with colleagues and help us maintain the high standards that make Heler Foods a trusted name in British cheese.

JOIN THE EXTENDED HELER FAMILY

Are you a changemaker?

If you're an experienced FLT Driver who takes pride in working safely, maintaining high standards and keeping operations moving efficiently, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to join a business where quality, teamwork and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our award-winning cheeses are handled, stored and moved safely while helping us deliver exceptional service to our customers.

Whether you're supporting production, managing stock movements or maintaining the highest standards of food safety and compliance, every shift you work helps shape the future of Heler Foods.

What You'll Bring

• A valid Counterbalance FLT licence
• At least two years' FLT driving experience
• A strong safety-first mindset
• Excellent attention to detail
• Reliability, accountability and a positive attitude
• A commitment to quality, teamwork and continuous improvement

Every pallet moved safely. Every product protected. Every scan completed accurately. Every colleague making a difference.

Learn More About Us

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Heler Foods

CHEESEMAKERS. FUTURE SHAPERS. CHANGEMAKERS.

Rooted in tradition. Growing into the future.