Forklift Driver

  • Job ref: 075/02198
  • Type: Full Time, Temporary
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Salary: £13.00 - £14.57 per hour
  • Recruiting office: Edinburgh City
  • Date posted: 3 November 2025

Job details

  • Full Time
  • Temporary
  • Edinburgh
  • Job Ref: 075/02198
  • Salary: 13.00 - £14.57 per hour

Forklift Driver (Counterbalance) – Seafield, Edinburgh
Pay: £13.00 – £14.57 per hour
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:00

Driver Hire Edinburgh City are currently recruiting for a Counterbalance Forklift Driver on behalf of our valued client based in the Seafield area.

 

About the Role:

  • Working hours: 08:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday
  • Ongoing work with no end date set.
  • Duties include:
    • Loading and unloading vehicles
    • Moving and organising stock
    • Picking and preparing orders
  • You’ll operate the forklift safely and efficiently, maintaining awareness of your surroundings at all times.

 

What We Offer:

  • Pay:
    • £12.50 – Standard rate (Holidays will be accrued separately)
    • £14.01 – PAYE Advance (No holiday pay accrued)
  • Weekly pay
  • Holiday pay accrued with every shift
  • Minimum 8 hours’ pay guaranteed per day
  • Monday to Friday work – no weekends!

 

What We’re Looking For:

  • Hard-working and reliable individuals
  • Living locally to Seafield or able to commute reliably
  • Valid Counterbalance Forklift (FLT) licence
  • Previous forklift operating experience

Why Work with Driver Hire Edinburgh City?

  • Immediate starts available (subject to reference checks)
  • Work with a reputable local company and supportive team

 

For more information, contact Niamh on 0131 624 7711, or click Apply Now to submit your application.

 

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Our Edinburgh City office is in the west of the city, near the Gyle Shopping Centre. With easy access from the M8 and A71, and the City Bypass from Calder or Hermiston Gait, it is also on main bus, train and tram routes. Just head for the South Gyle Industrial Estate. The city's thriving healthcare, renewable energy, recycling, and food and drink industries rely heavily on the transportation of goods to sustain their operations. We’re part of a nationwide network of over 100 branches, offering recruitment and training services to the transport and logistics sector for over 40 years.

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