Warehouse & FLT Operative

Join Northwood at our newest site in Flint, Wales, and play a key role in growth and success!!

We are recruiting Warehouse Operatives at our newest manufacturing facility in Flint, Wales. We are in the embryonic stages of commencing activity, therefore we require your flexibility to work across all areas as reasonably required.

Working hours:

Double Days
06:00 - 14:00 / 14:00 - 22:00 hrs

Initially this role will focus on parent reel storage and finished goods. In particular, the picking and shipment of materials headed to other Northwood locations from Flint.

Job OpportunityMain responsibilities as this role develops:

Operating MHE to transport Parent Reels and Finished Goods, as well as assisting loading and unloading HGVs.
Following all safe standards of working, SOPs and HSE guidelines to ensure that everyone remains safe.
Ensuring equipment is well-maintained and free from damage, ensuring any damage, faults or malfunctions are reported immediately.
Ensuring full accuracy when loading and unloading products, ensuring they are labelled and stored correctly.
Carrying out pre-use safety checks and ensuring accurate records are kept.
Performing daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
Supporting with stocktakes.
Additional responsibilities as reasonably required.

Essential SkillsWhat we're looking for:

Certified Counterbalance Licence (B1 & B2) - RTITB, CITB, ITSSAR (or similar accredited body)
Clamp attachment, ideally with recent experience
Adaptable approach to workload and assisting the teamNorthwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer market.

Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away from home tissue industry. One of only a small handful of companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated; Northwood is involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage and transportation.

Our remit is huge, with a portfolio of products covering two key systems brands, professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper and private label. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe, which in turn service markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering and education.

We are a highly successful, award-winning and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues, across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.

We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality alongside market-leading service and sales support