Forklift Driver

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday to Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm, with one Sunday shift per month
• £15.90 per hour + Sodexo employee benefits package
• Opportunities for career development

Forklift Driver

We are seeking a reliable and safety-conscious Forklift Driver to join our site operations team. This role is key in supporting the daily running of the site, with a strong focus on forklift operation and general site services. Responsibilities include the safe movement of materials, equipment, and waste across the site, as well as maintaining clean and functional external areas.

Although occasional support for cleaning tasks may be required, this is not the main focus of the role.

What you'll do

• Operate forklifts and other site transport equipment safely and efficiently

• Carry out daily checks and report faults on forklifts

• Transport waste, including domestic and manufacturing waste (excluding segregation)

• Move and inspect Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs), ensuring safe handling and storage

• Support the movement of materials and equipment across site

• Handle helpdesk requests and deliver items to various site locations

• Promote recycling and immediately report safety concerns or site issues

• Wear correct PPE and uniform at all times and maintain a professional appearance

• Follow all company and site-specific policies and Health & Safety procedures

• Attend training sessions and carry out additional duties as required to support the service

What you'll bring

• Valid and up-to-date Forklift Truck licence

• Strong customer service and communication skills

• Proven experience in a client-facing role

• Proactive, solutions-driven approach

• Ability to work well within a team and under pressure

• Good understanding of facilities or site services operations

• 1–2 years’ experience in a similar facilities or logistics role

• Awareness of Health & Safety regulations and recycling practices

• Experience operating sweepers or other waste-handling equipment

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong

in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act

with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive

in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Work with the best in the business.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications