FLT Counterbalance Driver


Company:	Aqumen Business Solutions Ltd
Salary:	£13.72 to £13.72 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	WF10
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	3 Oct 2026

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Summary

FLT Driver/General Operative – Rotating 3 Shifts

Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10

£13.72 per hour

Monday to Friday

Temp to Perm

3-shift rotation

You must be able to work all 3 shifts:

•

6am–2pm

•

2pm–10pm

•

10pm–6am

This is

not a fixed-shift or days-only role.

Aqumen Recruitment is looking for an

FLT Driver/General Operatives to join a busy plastic recycling and manufacturing site in Allerton Bywater.

This is mainly a

physical shop-floor role, with around

80% production work and 20% warehouse/FLT work.

The role

You’ll be:

• Feeding materials into recycling machinery

• Preparing plastic materials for processing

• Working around shredders, blenders and production equipment

• Moving and organising materials

• Carrying out general warehouse duties

• Using a forklift when required

• Keeping the work area clean and safe

We’re looking for people with

• Warehouse, factory or general operative experience

• Experience in a physical, hands-on role

• Some previous forklift driving experience

•

Valid FLT licence required

• A reliable and safety-conscious approach

• Ability to work all 3 rotating shifts

You need to be comfortable spending

most of your shift working on the production floor, rather than driving a forklift all day.

What’s on offer?

•

£13.72 per hour

• Monday to Friday

• Weekends off

• Temp-to-perm opportunity

• Overtime available

• Full training

• Progression opportunities

• Free onsite parking

• Free onsite gym and showers

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If you have

factory, warehouse or general operative experience, are happy with physical work and have some experience using a forklift, we’d like to hear from you.

You must be able to work 6am–2pm, 2pm–10pm and 10pm–6am on rotation.

Aqumen Recruitment is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this vacancy

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