Material Handling Equipment Drivers

Our client,Perkins Engines (part of the Caterpillar group), requires Material Handling Equipment Drivers with immediate effect. Perkins Engines are experiencing huge growth and you can join their professional, expanding team at its manufacturing campus in Peterborough, with sector leading health and safety, dedicated training and fantastic career opportunities.

Base Pay Rate: £10.59 - £12.48 p/hr, with the potential to earn more through our in-house skills development programme

Hours: 39 Hours per week

Overtime available: In week x 1.3, Saturday x 1.5 & Sunday x2

We have several different driver requirements, and are looking for dedicated and experienced individuals who have any of the following licences;

A1 / A4 Pedestrian and Rider Pallet Stacking Trucks

B1 Counterbalance Forklift Truck

E1 MLOP (Medium Lift Order Picker)

F1 VNA Operator Up (Very Narrow Aisle Truck)

P Pivot Steer (Flexi) Truck

A2 LLOP (Low Lift Order Picker)

D1 Reach Truck

E2 HLOP (High Lift Order Picker)

H1 Tow Tractors & Trailers

Shifts Patterns (a range of shift patterns include):

Days Day shift 1 - Monday - Thursday 7am - 4.15pm, Friday 7am - 11am

Day shift 2 - Monday - Thursday 6am - 2.45pm, Friday 6am - 12am

Days & Nights (Fortnight rotation)Day Shift 1 - as above

Night shift - Monday - Wednesday 6.30pm - 7am, Thursday 9.30pm - 7am. 33% premium (£14.08 p/hr - depending on starting rate)

Double Days (Fortnight rotation)Days shift 2 - as above

Afternoons - Monday to Wednesday 2.45pm - 1.30am, Thursday 2.45pm - 11.30pm. 23% premium (£13.02 p/hr - depending on starting rate)

Three Shifts (Weekly rotation) Mornings - Monday - Friday 6am - 2pm. 8% premium (£11.43 p/hr - depending on starting rate)

Afternoons - Monday - Friday 2pm - 10pm. 18.60% premium (£12.55 p/hr - depending on starting rate)

Nights - Monday - Friday 10pm - 6am. 38% premium (£14.61 p/hr - depending on starting rate)

Additional benefits include, annual performance bonus for above expected performance, on-site canteen and café, on site vending machines, rest areas, excellent Health and Safety training, free onsite car parks, all PPE provided, 25 days holiday + Public Bank holidays, access to internal vacancies. Secure Ongoing Assignments, Possible future permanent opportunities. This is not a seasonal vacancy.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
Recent experience driving Manual handling Equipment.
ITSAAR, RTITB, AITT and NPORS, accrediting bodies associations are all accepted with an in-date certificate or a refresher certificate.
Responsibilities can include elements of the following:
Operating manual handling equipment.
Transporting goods within site.
Making material receipts/move transactions within the PC based Warehouse Management System.
Container sorting and packaging consolidation, manual lifting may be required.
Unloading/Loading material on internal & external trailers/containers.
Working in a team and at times independently.
Ability to read and follow standard work and workplace manuals.
Adhere to PPE and H&S requirements and completing of daily start of shift safety checks
Shift work and overtime available and requiredIf this looks like the role for you, why not apply today for a role with Randstad - (phone number removed)