Forklift Driver

You unload incoming trucks with an electric counterbalance forklift, check the goods against the delivery note and the scanner list, and put pallets away in racking up to the fourth level. In dispatch you stage picked orders by route, load the trailers in the right sequence and secure the load with straps. Damaged packaging and short deliveries are photographed and reported to the shift lead. The warehouse is in the Vaihingen commercial area and works two shifts, 06:00-14:30 and 14:00-22:30, rotating weekly from Monday to Friday.

Valid forklift licence and at least one year of driving practice

Experience with put away in high racking and with truck loading

Basic knowledge of load securing with straps and anti-slip mats

Careful with a hand scanner and simple warehouse software

Willing to rotate early and late shift week by week

Basic German or English for delivery notes and safety briefings

Net salary from 2140 up to 2650 EUR per month

Permanent contract with full social insurance

Supplement paid for every late shift hour

Travel allowance on top of the hourly wage

Deutschlandticket subsidised by the employer

Paid training on the reach truck after the trial period

Safety shoes, work trousers and a winter jacket provided

After twelve months without a damage report, drivers who also take on the loading plan for the outbound dock move to 2650 EUR net a month.

A heated warehouse of about 12.000 square metres with marked driving lanes, separate walkways and electric forklifts serviced on a fixed schedule. Safety shoes and a high visibility vest are required and supplied.