Warehouse Operative – Counterbalance & Reach
Location: Hayes, Middlesex
Salary: £28,808 + performance-related bonuses
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, alternating shifts (6am–2pm one week / 12pm–8pm the next)
A brilliant opportunity has come up with one of our most successful long-term clients — a growing local business that offers a friendly, team-focused working culture and genuine long-term stability.
They're now looking to hire a confident Warehouse Operative with both Reach and Counterbalance forklift certificates to join their busy distribution centre in Hayes. This is a permanent role with fantastic on-site training and long-term progression opportunities for the right candidate.
About the Role: Working as part of a small, collaborative team, you’ll be responsible for handling incoming and outgoing goods, scanning and labelling stock using handheld devices, and moving palletised items via forklift. The work is varied — around 50% forklift driving and 50% general warehouse and manual handling tasks.
This is a great role for someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys working in a well-run warehouse environment, and thrives in a busy, physical role with real team spirit.
Key Duties Include:
– Picking and packing large products accurately
– Labelling goods and generating shipment labels
– Operating Reach and Counterbalance trucks
– Unloading and loading deliveries
– Scanning and allocating stock using handheld systems
– Completing basic system admin (training provided)
– Maintaining high cleanliness and H&S standards
– Communicating with colleagues and supervisors to support smooth warehouse operations
– Supporting other warehouse functions (e.g. returns) when required
About You:
– Reach truck licence – essential
– Counterbalance licence – also required
– Previous warehouse experience in a busy manual handling environment
– Good communication skills and a team-first attitude
– Able to prioritise, stay organised and work with pace
– Computer literate (scanning or stock system experience helpful)
– Flexible to support shift changes, training, and holiday cover when needed
Why Apply?
– Solid starting salary of £28,808
– Quarterly and annual KPI bonus opportunities
– Excellent long-term progression and training on offer
– 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
– Company pension, life insurance and private health cover
– Staff engagement initiatives and reward schemes
– Clean, well-run working environment with a great team and approachable managers
This is a fantastic time to join the business as they continue to go from strength to strength — the warehouse team has long-serving staff and a reputation for looking after its people.
What You Need to Do Now:
If this sounds like the role for you, don’t wait – apply today with your up-to-date CV!
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A little more about us:
We are Top Flight Recruitment Ltd (trading as Uxbridge Employment Agency and Windsor Employment Agency), and act as an Employment Agency when advertising permanent roles and as an Employment Business when advertising temporary or contract roles.
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