The sustainable vacancies in the Northern Netherlands
Forklift driver
Match based on:
plastic recycling, circular economy, circularity
Logistics forklift and support role for raw material supply and technical assistance. Required: valid forklift certificate, experience in production or warehousing, and secondary vocational education (MBO) level with an eagerness to learn. Work in a progressive recycling organization with a family culture and opportunities for advancement.
Description
Logistics role in which you support production by supplying raw materials with a forklift and providing technical support on the shop floor. You work in a combined logistics and support role alongside operators of recycling plants.
Job requirements
- Valid forklift certificate.
- Demonstrable experience in a dynamic production or warehouse environment.
- MBO diploma and the motivation to be trained as an operator through an internal program.
- Proactive, independent work attitude with team spirit.
- Willingness to work in a fixed 2-shift system.
Tasks
- Ensure a constant and timely supply of raw materials by forklift, so that the installations can run continuously.
- Professional transport of recycled finished products to the warehouse and storage of them logically and safely.
- Assisting operators with setting up, checking, and operating the recycling plants.
- Performing quality checks on the final product to ensure quality.
- Identifying process deviations or malfunctions and liaising immediately with the team to monitor continuity.
- Keep the workplaces organized and clean to ensure a safe working environment.
- Proactively contributing ideas for smarter organization of logistical flows between the various halls.
Working conditions
- Gross monthly salary including shift allowance.
- Shift allowance available.
- Extensive internal training program to advance to the position of mechanical operator.
- 22-month work-and-learn training program to become an all-round process operator; training fully paid for by the employer, with salary from day one and personal guidance.
- Net travel allowance of 0,19 per kilometer for commuting to Hardenberg.
- Approachable working atmosphere in a close-knit team where colleagues call each other by their first names.
- Fixed and predictable 2-shift rhythm for a good balance with private time.
- Entry-level contract with the intention of quickly converting it to permanent employment.
Description of the organization
Progressive organization in Hardenberg that ranks among the international leaders in the field of circularity. Used plastics are processed and transformed into high-quality new raw materials.
The workplace exudes a family business culture: down-to-earth, committed, and with short lines of communication. There is a strong focus on internal career advancement and employee development.
Skills suitable for this job type
transport services
operating communications equipment
marking materials or objects for identification
working with computers
testing vehicles
sorting materials or products
following instructions and procedures
for
loading and unloading of goods and materials
collect, manage and store digital data
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