Forklift Driver

Job Purpose:

To undertake a range of routine tasks associated with the handling of raw material in pre-production areas.

The job holder will carry out some or all of the following tasks depending upon experience and training

This is a physically demanding role. The job holder maybe required to lift 25kg weights unaided.

Main Duties:

• Undertakes a range of routine day-to-day tasks.
• Responsible for the flow of raw material from storage areas to the herbert and washline. This would include tasks such as handling potato boxes, de-stacking and stacking boxes at height.
• Communicating stock levels with management staff to always maintain satisfactory levels.
• Responsible for the loading, unloading and rotation of raw material in storage areas.
• Working with Pre-production Leaders to execute herbert or washing operations in line with daily requirements.
• Conducting and reporting of accurate weekly and period end stock counts.
• To support the training new forklift drivers as instructed.
• Ensure that all checks and pre-production checks are completed and any anomalies reported.
• Cover forklift operations in the operation if required.
• Operates a clean as you go regime within the workplace.
• Observes food hygiene, food safety and product quality regulations always
• Always observes business etiquette and confidentiality.
• In the absence of staff assists with other duties as directed, including but not limited to:
• • Undertaking the movement of materials from raw ingredients, packaging to finished product in accordance with Company policies and procedures and BRC standards to meet customer specifications.
• The job holder is responsible for his/ her own health and safety and that of others in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• The job holder will attend training courses, Company meetings and other events as required.
• Demonstrates a commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
• The job holder will carry out such other reasonable tasks that may from time to time be allocated.

Company Overview

Puffin Produce evolved from the original Pembrokeshire Potato Marketing Group, a quality growers' co-operative formed during the 1970s. Puffin Produce was created in 1995 and we remain true to our collective roots, set firmly in the Pembrokeshire countryside. Today, Puffin Produce is a successful company working from our Withybush headquarters. We supply a range of quality Welsh potatoes and vegetables throughout Wales, including our delicious Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) produce: Pembrokeshire Earlies Potatoes, and Welsh Leeks. Our premium brand 'Blas y Tir' meaning 'Taste of the Land', supplies genuinely Welsh produce to meet increasing demand from Welsh shoppers. The brand also proudly showcases our partnership with our sister-company, Pembrokeshire Creamery Ltd, through the production of Blas y Tir Welsh milk. We also supply a range of retailers and wholesalers throughout Wales with some of most popular produce varieties, as well as our seasonal daffodils. At Puffin Produce we're small enough to take care over every detail of growing great fresh produce. But we've also made major investments in state-of-the-art equipment to ensure that we deliver top quality and freshness to Welsh shoppers, every week of the year.