Forklift Driver

  • Job ref: 075/02222
  • Type: Full Time, Temporary
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Salary: £13.00 - £14.57 per hour
  • Recruiting office: Edinburgh City
  • Date posted: 18 December 2025

Job details

  • Full Time
  • Temporary
  • Edinburgh
  • Job Ref: 075/02222
  • 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 a Counterbalance Forklift Driver for one of our well-established clients based in the Seafield area.

🔧 The Role

  • Working hours: 08:00 – 16:00, Monday to Friday

  • Ongoing position with no fixed end date

Key Responsibilities

  • Loading and unloading vehicles

  • Moving, organising, and storing stock

  • Picking and preparing orders for dispatch

  • Operating the counterbalance forklift safely and efficiently, with excellent spatial awareness

💷 What We Offer

Pay Rates:

  • £12.50 – Standard PAYE (holiday pay accrued separately)

  • £14.01 – PAYE Advanced (holiday pay included)

Benefits Include:

  • Weekly pay

  • Holiday accrual per shift (PAYE)

  • Guaranteed minimum of 8 hours’ pay per day

  • Monday to Friday work only – no weekends

✅ What We’re Looking For

  • Reliable and hardworking individuals

  • Based locally in Seafield or able to commute consistently

  • A valid Counterbalance FLT licence

  • Previous experience operating a counterbalance forklift

🌟 Why Work with Driver Hire Edinburgh City?

  • Immediate starts available (subject to reference checks)

  • Supportive team within a trusted local agency

📞 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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