Forklift Trainer

About Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry and Cranswick Country Foods (Norfolk)

Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk and Cranswick Country Foods (Norfolk) are serious about their quality chicken and pork products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. It's win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of a Forklift Trainer:
As a Forklift Trainer, you will be responsible for enhancing the proficiency and safety of our internal forklift operators by conducting training sessions, evaluating operator competence and promoting a culture of safety and efficiency within our organization.

This role is based at our sites in Eye, Suffolk and Watton, Norfolk so you will ideally be based within a commutable distance of both sites. If you are only commutable to one site, we would still be interested in hearing from you.

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 7am-4pm (with flexibility to cover evenings and weekends as required)

Responsibilities

• Facilitate comprehensive training sessions for internal forklift operators, covering both theoretical and practical aspects.
• Provide hands-on induction on safe operating practices, loading handling and emergency procedures.
• Tailor training programs to meet the specific needs of the organization
• Perform assessments to evaluate the competence of internal forklift operators.
• Generate regular reports to track operator progress and identify areas for improvement.
• To be sufficiently flexible in terms of hours to work to support the function and demands of the business.
• To work with the Factory Trainers to generate a daily/weekly training plan to meet departmental targets and KPI's.
• To maintain Training Matrices and any other Training Management Systems.

What you will need

• Proven experience as an instructor or a similar role.
• RTITB/ITSSAR Instructor qualification
• Counterbalance, Reach, Pallet Truck, Stacker, Telehandler and Scissor Lift licenses.
• Ability to adapt training methods to accommodate various learning styles.
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills.
• Salary - £37,000 - £43,000 dependant on experience
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Free Parking

• Pay and benefits:

Interested?:
Email a CV and covering letter to cranswickpoultryrecruitment@cranswick.co.uk

Closing Date: 24th of January 2027 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward )

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